169P/NEAT
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169P/NEATDiscovery |
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Discovered by |
NEAT |
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Discovery date |
March 15, 2002 |
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Alternative designations |
P/2002 EX12 |
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Orbital characteristics A |
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Epoch |
March 6, 2006 |
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Aphelion |
4.602 AU |
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Perihelion |
0.6054 AU |
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Semi-major axis |
2.604 AU |
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Eccentricity |
0.7675 |
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Orbital period |
4.201 a |
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Inclination |
11.3185° |
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Last perihelion |
November 30, 2009 |
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Next perihelion |
February 15, 2014[1] |
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169/NEAT is a periodic comet in the solar system. It is the parent body of the alpha Capricornids meteor shower.
References
- ↑ Syuichi Nakano (2011-10-29). "169P/NEAT (NK 2135)". OAA Computing and Minor Planet Sections. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
External links
Comets |
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Features |
- Nucleus
- Coma
- Tails
- Antitail
- Dust trail
- Dust
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- Names
- Antimatter
- Encke-types
- Exocomets
- Extinct
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- Interstellar
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- Sungrazing (Kreutz Sungrazers)
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| Space missions |
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| Latest |
- C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy)
- C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring)
- P/2013 P5 (PANSTARRS)
- C/2012 S1 (ISON)
- C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS)
- C/2012 F6 (Lemmon)
- C/2012 E2 (SWAN)
- 276P/Vorobjov
- 2P/Encke
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Lists (more) |
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Periodic comets |
Number | |
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| None |
- D/1770 L1
- D/1993 F2
- P/1997 B1
- P/2007 R5
- P/2010 A2
- P/2010 B2
- P/2010 V1
- P/2011 NO1
- P/2013 P5
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| Non periodic comets |
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| Misc |
Asteroid comets |
- 2060 Chiron (95P/Chiron)
- 7968 Elst–Pizarro (133P/Elst–Pizarro)
- 4015 Wilson–Harrington (107P/Wilson-Harrington)
- 60558 Echeclus (174P/Echeclus)
- 118401 LINEAR (176P/LINEAR, prev 1999 RE70)
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| Lost comets |
- 11P/Tempel–Swift–LINEAR
- 15P/Finlay
- 17P/Holmes
- 27P/Crommelin
- 54P/de Vico–Swift–NEAT
- 69P/Taylor
- 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann
- 113P/Spitaler
- 107P/Wilson–Harrington
- 177P/Barnard
- 206P/Barnard–Boattini
- D/1770 L1 (Lexell)
- 3D/Biela
- 5D/Brorsen
- 18D/Perrine–Mrkos
- 20D/Westphal
- 25D/Neujmin
- 34D/Gale
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| Unknown orbits | |
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