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170P/Christensen

170P/Christensen is a periodic comet in the Solar System. It came to perihelion in September 2014 at about apparent magnitude 18.

References

External links Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Horizons Ephemeris 170P on Seiichi Yoshida's comet list Elements and Ephemeris for 170P/Christensen – Minor Planet Center

Tags

  • Astronomical objects discovered in 2005
  • Comet stubs
  • Discoveries by Eric J. Christensen
  • Numbered comets
  • Periodic comets