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165P/LINEAR

9/3/2026

165P/LINEAR is a periodic comet in the Solar System. 165P/LINEAR has a perihelion distance of 6.8 AU, and is a Chiron-type comet with TJupiter smaller than 3 and a semi-major axis larger than Jupiter's.

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165P/LINEAR is a periodic comet in the Solar System. 165P/LINEAR has a perihelion distance of 6.8 AU, and is a Chiron-type comet with TJupiter smaller than 3 and a semi-major axis larger than Jupiter's.

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