172P/Yeung
Appearance
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | William Kwong Yu Yeung |
Discovery date | January 21, 2002 |
Designations | |
2002 BV | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch | March 6, 2006 |
Aphelion | 4.786 AU |
Perihelion | 2.241 AU |
Semi-major axis | 3.514 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.3621 |
Orbital period | 6.587 a |
Inclination | 11.5194° |
Last perihelion | March 11, 2002 |
Next perihelion | October 12, 2008 |
172P/Yeung is a periodic comet in our solar system.
External links
- 172P on Seiichi Yoshida's comet list
- 172P on Gary Kronk's Cometography
- 172P/Yeung at the JPL Small-Body Database