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216P/LINEAR

Comet
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Semi-major axis
3.875 au
Eccentricity
0.4455
Inclination
9.05°
Orbital period
7.639 y

Also known as

3 identifiers

216P216P/LINEARLINEAR

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Otto Matic
ClassJFc
Semi-major axis a3.875 au
Eccentricity e0.4455
Inclination i9.05°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q2.149 / 5.6 au
Period2,790 d (7.639 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M359.87° / 151.51° / 43.16°
Earth MOID1.16 au
Absolute magnitude H—
Diameter— km
Albedo—
Rotation period— h
Spectral type—
Observation arc2001-02-01 → 2024-06-06 · 403 observations

Provenance

where this card came from
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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/216p-linear · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.