102P/Shoemaker

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102P/Shoemaker
Discovery
Discovered by: Carolyn S. Shoemaker
Eugene Merle Shoemaker
Discovery date: September 27, 1984
Alternate designations: 1984 XVI; 1991 XXIII
Orbital characteristics A
Epoch: March 6, 2006
Aphelion distance: 5.505 AU
Perihelion distance: 1.974 AU
Semi-major axis: 3.739 AU
Eccentricity: 0.4722
Orbital period: 7.231 a
Inclination: 26.2538°
Last perihelion: March 16, 1999
Next perihelion: June 7, 2006

102P/Shoemaker, also known as Shoemaker 1, is a periodic comet in our solar system.

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