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257P/Catalina

Comet
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Semi-major axis
3.754 au
Eccentricity
0.4324
Inclination
20.24°
Orbital period
7.283 y

Also known as

3 identifiers

257P257P/CatalinaCatalina

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Otto Matic
ClassJFc
Semi-major axis a3.754 au
Eccentricity e0.4324
Inclination i20.24°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q2.131 / 5.38 au
Period2,660 d (7.283 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M207.85° / 117.88° / 76.93°
Earth MOID1.2 au
Absolute magnitude H—
Diameter— km
Albedo—
Rotation period— h
Spectral type—
Observation arc2005-04-17 → 2021-12-02 · 2,118 observations

Provenance

where this card came from
ArchiveRead at (UTC)Record
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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/257p-catalina · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.