159P/LONEOS

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159P/LONEOS
Discovery
Discovered by: LONEOS
Discovery date: October 16, 2003
Alternate designations: 2003 UD16
Orbital characteristics A
Epoch: March 6, 2006
Aphelion distance: 8.125 AU
Perihelion distance: 3.651 AU
Semi-major axis: 5.888 AU
Eccentricity: 0.3799
Orbital period: 14.29 a
Inclination: 23.4219°
Last perihelion: March 2, 2004
Next perihelion (predicted): 2018

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

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