128P/Shoemaker-Holt

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128P/Shoemaker-Holt
Comet
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Discovery
Discoverer Carolyn S. Shoemaker
Eugene Merle Shoemaker
Henry E. Holt
Discovery date October 18, 1987
Alternate
designations
1988 VII; 1996 S2
Orbital elements A
Epoch March 6, 2006
Eccentricity (e) 0.3197
Semi-major axis (a) 4.51 AU
Perihelion (q) 3.068 AU
Aphelion (Q) 5.952 AU
Orbital period (P) 9.579 a
Inclination (i) 4.3555°
Last perihelion date 20 November 1997
Next est. perihelion date June 14, 2007

128P/Shoemaker-Holt, also known as Shoemaker-Holt 1, is a periodic comet in the solar system.

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