128P/Shoemaker-Holt

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

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

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