Jump to content

159P/LONEOS

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Mike Peel (talk | contribs) at 19:47, 18 January 2007 (Changing {{Comet}} to {{Infobox Comet}}, plus other fixes, Replaced: {{ Comet | → {{Infobox Comet using AWB). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
159P/LONEOS
Discovery
Discovered byLONEOS
Discovery dateOctober 16, 2003
Designations
2003 UD16
Orbital characteristics
EpochMarch 6, 2006
Aphelion8.125 AU
Perihelion3.651 AU
Semi-major axis5.888 AU
Eccentricity0.3799
Orbital period14.29 a
Inclination23.4219°
Last perihelionMarch 2, 2004
Next perihelion2018

159P/LONEOS, also known as LONEOS 7, is a periodic comet in our solar system.


Numbered comets
Previous
158P/Kowal-LINEAR
159P/LONEOS Next
160P/LINEAR