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187P/LINEAR

Comet
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Semi-major axis
4.494 au
Eccentricity
0.1732
Inclination
13.66°
Orbital period
9.528 y

Also known as

3 identifiers

187P187P/LINEARLINEAR

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Otto Matic
ClassJFc
Semi-major axis a4.494 au
Eccentricity e0.1732
Inclination i13.66°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q3.715 / 5.27 au
Period3,480 d (9.528 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M111.74° / 134.74° / 86.86°
Earth MOID2.72 au
Absolute magnitude H—
Diameter— km
Albedo—
Rotation period— h
Spectral type—
Observation arc1999-05-12 → 2020-09-16 · 296 observations

Provenance

where this card came from
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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/187p-linear · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.