130P/McNaught-Hughes

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130P/McNaught-Hughes
Discovery
Discovered by: Robert H. McNaught
Shaun M. Hughes
Discovery date: September 30, 1991
Alternate designations: 1991 IX; 1997 H1
Orbital characteristics A
Epoch: March 6, 2006
Aphelion distance: 4.981 AU
Perihelion distance: 2.104 AU
Semi-major axis: 3.542 AU
Eccentricity: 0.4061
Orbital period: 6.667 a
Inclination: 7.3077°
Last perihelion: October 23, 2004
Next perihelion: 2011

130P/McNaught-Hughes is a periodic comet in our solar system.

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