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205P/Giacobini-C

Comet
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Semi-major axis
3.54 au
Eccentricity
0.5687
Inclination
15.31°
Orbital period
6.653 y

Also known as

3 identifiers

205P-C205P/Giacobini-CGiacobini

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Nick Mastrodemos
ClassJFc
Semi-major axis a3.54 au
Eccentricity e0.5687
Inclination i15.31°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q1.527 / 5.55 au
Period2,430 d (6.653 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M179.63° / 154.27° / 354.04°
Earth MOID0.532 au
Absolute magnitude H—
Diameter— km
Albedo—
Rotation period— h
Spectral type—
Observation arc1896-09-04 → 2008-09-24 · 66 observations

Provenance

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