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298P/Christensen

Comet
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Semi-major axis
3.49 au
Eccentricity
0.4125
Inclination
8.02°
Orbital period
6.516 y

Also known as

3 identifiers

298P298P/ChristensenChristensen

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Otto Matic
ClassJFc
Semi-major axis a3.49 au
Eccentricity e0.4125
Inclination i8.02°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q2.051 / 4.93 au
Period2,380 d (6.516 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M57.12° / 95.62° / 26.71°
Earth MOID1.08 au
Absolute magnitude H—
Diameter— km
Albedo—
Rotation period— h
Spectral type—
Observation arc2007-02-09 → 2014-04-01 · 145 observations

Provenance

where this card came from
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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/298p-christensen · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.