| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by: | Arnold Richard Klemola |
| Discovery date: | November 1965 |
| Orbital characteristics A | |
| Perihelion: | 1.755 AU[1] |
| Orbital period: | 10.82 a[2] |
| Inclination: | 11.1°[2] |
| Last perihelion: | January 20, 2009 |
| Next perihelion: | November 9, 2019 |
68P/Klemola or Klemola's Comet is a periodic comet, which belongs to Jupiter's comet family, that was discovered in 1965 by American astronomer Arnold Klemola in Argentinian Yale-Columbia Southern Station.[2] Its orbital period is 10.82 years.[2]
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