165P/LINEAR

165P/LINEAR
Discovery
Discovered byLINEAR
Discovery dateJanuary 29, 2000
Designations
P/2000 B4
Orbital characteristics
EpochMarch 6, 2006
Aphelion29.15 AU
Perihelion6.852 AU
Semi-major axis18 AU
Eccentricity0.6193
Orbital period76.37 a
Inclination15.8959°
Last perihelionJune 15, 2000
Next perihelion2075-Oct-14[1]
October 17, 2075[2][3][4]

165P/LINEAR is a periodic comet in the Solar System. 165P/LINEAR has a perihelion distance of 6.8 AU,[5] and is a Chiron-type comet with TJupiter smaller than 3 and a semi-major axis larger than Jupiter's.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Horizons2075 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference MPC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference NK1186 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Yoshida-165p was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 165P/LINEAR" (2003-04-25 last obs). Retrieved 2012-07-13.

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