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178P/Hug-Bell

Comet
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Semi-major axis
3.651 au
Eccentricity
0.4787
Inclination
11.01°
Orbital period
6.982 y

Also known as

3 identifiers

178P178P/Hug-BellHug-Bell

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Shantanu Naidu
ClassJFc
Semi-major axis a3.651 au
Eccentricity e0.4787
Inclination i11.01°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q1.904 / 5.4 au
Period2,550 d (6.982 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M103.09° / 296.95° / 225.97°
Earth MOID0.941 au
Absolute magnitude H—
Diameter— km
Albedo—
Rotation period— h
Spectral type—
Observation arc2013-07-06 → 2026-08-07 · 769 observations

Provenance

where this card came from
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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/178p-hug-bell · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.