96P/Machholz Comet

96P/Machholz — comet with 5.28-year orbit, 6.4 km nucleus. Unusual depleted composition (low C2/C3). Survives close solar passes (0.12 AU). Source of Marsden and Kracht comet…

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Data

Nucleus size6.4 km
Orbital period5.28 years
Perihelion0.124 AU
Aphelion5.945 AU
Eccentricity0.9593
Discovered1986
Next perihelion2028-Oct-26
CompositionH2O ice, CO2, HCN, CH3CN

Details

Unusual depleted composition (low C2/C3). Survives close solar passes (0.12 AU). Source of Marsden and Kracht comet groups.

Sources / 数据来源

JPL Small-Body Database / IAU Minor Planet Center

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