158P/Kowal–LINEAR

158P/Kowal–LINEAR is a periodic comet in the Solar System that has an orbit out by Jupiter.

158P/Kowal-LINEAR

Discovery
Discovered by	Charles T. Kowal LINEAR
Discovery date	July 24, 1979
Designations
Alternative designations	1979 O1; 2001 RG100
Orbital characteristics
Epoch	March 6, 2006
Aphelion	4.857 AU
Perihelion	4.592 AU
Semi-major axis	4.724 AU
Eccentricity	0.02799
Orbital period	10.27 a
Inclination	7.9066°
Last perihelion	May 9[1]-12,[2] 2021 September 27, 2012[3] July 8, 2002
Next perihelion	2036-Nov-08[4]

The Minor Planet Center had the comet coming to perihelion on 9 May 2021,^[1] and JPL had the comet coming to perihelion on 12 May 2021.^[2] A close approach to Jupiter on 24 July 2022 will notably lift the orbit and increase the orbital period.^[5] The next perihelion passage will be in 2036 at a distance of 5.2 AU from the Sun.^[4]