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228P/LINEAR

Comet
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Semi-major axis
4.168 au
Eccentricity
0.177
Inclination
7.92°
Orbital period
8.515 y

Also known as

3 identifiers

228P228P/LINEARLINEAR

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Otto Matic
ClassJFc
Semi-major axis a4.168 au
Eccentricity e0.177
Inclination i7.92°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q3.43 / 4.91 au
Period3,110 d (8.515 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M31.07° / 114.81° / 344.72°
Earth MOID2.45 au
Absolute magnitude H—
Diameter— km
Albedo—
Rotation period— h
Spectral type—
Observation arc2001-12-09 → 2025-10-21 · 436 observations

Provenance

where this card came from
ArchiveRead at (UTC)Record
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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/228p-linear · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.