172P/Yeung
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | William Kwong Yu Yeung |
| Discovery date | January 21, 2002 |
| Alternative designations |
2002 BV |
| Orbital characteristics A | |
| 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 | October 12, 2008 |
| Next perihelion | March 13, 2017[1][2] |
172P/Yeung is a periodic comet in the solar system.
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 172P past, present and future orbital elements
External links
- Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Horizons Ephemeris
- 172P on Seiichi Yoshida's comet list
- 172P on Gary Kronk's Cometography
- 172P/Yeung at the JPL Small-Body Database
| Periodic comets (by number) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous 171P/Spahr |
172P/Yeung | Next 173P/Mueller |
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