60P/Tsuchinshan

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60P/Tsuchinshan
Discovery
Discovered by: Tsuchinshan (Observatory)
Discovery date: January 11, 1965
Alternate designations: 1965 II; 1971 X; 1978 XVI;
1985 X; 1992 XII
Orbital characteristics A
Epoch: March 6, 2006
Aphelion distance: 5.401 AU
Perihelion distance: 1.766 AU
Semi-major axis: 3.584 AU
Eccentricity: 0.5071
Orbital period: 6.785 a
Inclination: 6.7184°
Last perihelion: December 24, 2005
Next perihelion: 2012

60P/Tsuchinshan, also known as Tsuchinshan 2, is a periodic comet in our solar system.

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