125P/Spacewatch

125P/Spacewatch
Discovery
Discovered byTom Gehrels (Spacewatch)
Discovery dateSeptember 8, 1991
Orbital characteristics
EpochMarch 13, 2013 (2456364.5)[1]
Aphelion4.730779 AU
Perihelion1.52546421 AU
Semi-major axis3.12812162 AU
Eccentricity0.5123385
Orbital period5.53 a
2020.8 d
Inclination9.98579°
Last perihelion27 August 2018[2]
16 February 2013
Next perihelion2024-Mar-07[3]

125P/Spacewatch, is a periodic Jupiter-family comet. It was discovered on September 8, 1991, by Tom Gehrels using the 0.91 m Spacewatch telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory.[4] It has a diameter of 1.6 km.[5]

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