168P/Hergenrother

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168P/Hergenrother
Discovery
Discovered by: Carl W. Hergenrother
Discovery date: November 22, 1998
Alternate designations: 1998 W2; 2005 N2
Orbital characteristics A
Epoch: March 6, 2006
Aphelion distance: 5.839 AU
Perihelion distance: 1.426 AU
Semi-major axis: 3.632 AU
Eccentricity: 0.6075
Orbital period: 6.923 a
Inclination: 21.8934°
Last perihelion: November 2, 2005
Next perihelion: 2012

168P/Hergenrother, also known as Hergenrother 1, is a periodic comet in our solar system. The comet originally named P/1998 W2 returned in 2005 and get the temporary name P/2005 N2 [1] .

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