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213P/Van Ness

Comet
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Semi-major axis
3.348 au
Eccentricity
0.4076
Inclination
10.38°
Orbital period
6.133 y

Also known as

3 identifiers

213P213P/Van NessVan Ness

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Davide Farnocchia
ClassJFc
Semi-major axis a3.348 au
Eccentricity e0.4076
Inclination i10.38°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q1.983 / 4.71 au
Period2,240 d (6.133 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M311.32° / 5.56° / 22.63°
Earth MOID0.968 au
Absolute magnitude H—
Diameter— km
Albedo—
Rotation period— h
Spectral type—
Observation arc2017-04-22 → 2024-12-30 · 367 observations

Provenance

where this card came from
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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/213p-van-ness · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.