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96P/Machholz

comet
Thing periodic_comet Q980094
96P/Machholz
self-made · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
periodic comet, Jupiter-family comet, near-Earth object[3][4]
Absolute magnitude
+13.7[15]
Apoapsis
+5.9035, +5.946187547532331[23][24]
Argument of periapsis
+14.7928448266822[27]
Child astronomical body
Southern Delta Aquariids[6]
Diameter
+6.4[29]
Discoverer or inventor
Donald Machholz[2]
Epoch
July 27, 2017[30]
Longitude of ascending node
+94.25472309284206[20]
Mean anomaly
+342.6718948496791[28]
Orbital eccentricity
+0.95881, +0.9591608428638698[13][14]
Orbital inclination
+60.18, +58.13790031260349[16][17]
Orbital period
+5.2322, +1931.306460842796[18][19]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[5]
Periapsis
+0.1241, +0.1239496432868665[25][26]
Provisional designation
1991 XII, 96P/1986 J2, 1986 VIII, 1986e[7][8][9][10]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.0138, +3.035068595409598[21][22]
Time of discovery or invention
1986, May 12, 1986[11][12]
Time of periapsis
+2458054.460930588[31]
🏷️ Also known as
en 1986 J2; 1986 VIII; 1991 XII en 96P/Machholz cs 96P/Machholz 1 it 1986 J2; 1986 VIII; 1991 XII ja マックホルツ彗星 ja マックホルツ第1彗星 ru 96P/Махгольца zh 梅克賀茲一號彗星
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Freebase ID
/m/027s0ww
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
1000061
Minor Planet Center body ID
96P
NAIF ID
1000061
SpaceReference.org celestial object ID
comet/96p-machholz-1

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🔗 Connections
Instance of 3
near-Earth object, periodic comet, Jupiter-family comet
Child astronomical body 1
Southern Delta Aquariids
Discoverer or inventor 1
Donald Machholz
Epoch 1
July 27, 2017
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
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Southern Delta Aquariids
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Summary

96P/Machholz is a periodic comet[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Bob08 · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → periodic comet, Jupiter-family comet, near-Earth object
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.2322'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1931.306460842796'}
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    Epoch → July 27, 2017
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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