| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by: | Charles D. Slaughter Robert Burnham |
| Discovery date: | January 27, 1959 |
| Alternate designations: | 1958 VI; 1970 V; 1981 XVIII; 1993 X |
| Orbital characteristics A | |
| Epoch: | March 6, 2006 |
| Aphelion: | 7.679 AU |
| Perihelion: | 2.535 AU |
| Semi-major axis: | 5.107 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.5036 |
| Orbital period: | 11.54 a |
| Inclination: | 8.1558° |
| Last perihelion: | January 14, 2005 |
| Next perihelion: | July 18, 2016 |
56P/Slaughter–Burnham is a periodic comet in Solar system.
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