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205P/Giacobini-B

Comet
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Semi-major axis
3.603 au
Eccentricity
0.5753
Inclination
15.41°
Orbital period
6.845 y

Also known as

3 identifiers

205P-B205P/Giacobini-BGiacobini

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Otto Matic
ClassJFc
Semi-major axis a3.603 au
Eccentricity e0.5753
Inclination i15.41°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q1.53 / 5.68 au
Period2,500 d (6.845 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M179.51° / 154.08° / 2.34°
Earth MOID0.536 au
Absolute magnitude H—
Diameter— km
Albedo—
Rotation period— h
Spectral type—
Observation arc2008-09-17 → 2008-10-06 · 66 observations

Provenance

where this card came from
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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/205p-giacobini-b · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.