160P/LINEAR

160P/LINEAR is a periodic comet in the Solar System. The comet came to perihelion on 18 September 2012,^[2] and reached about apparent magnitude 17.^[3]

160P/LINEAR

Comet 160P/LINEAR photographed by the Zwicky Transient Facility on 31 October 2019
Discovery
Discovered by	LINEAR
Discovery date	July 15, 2004
Designations
MPC designation	P/2004 NL21
Orbital characteristics
Epoch	March 6, 2006
Aphelion	5.878 AU
Perihelion	2.082 AU
Semi-major axis	3.98 AU
Eccentricity	0.4768
Orbital period	7.94 a
Inclination	17.2578°
Last perihelion	December 2, 2019[1] September 18, 2012[2] October 12, 2004
Next perihelion	2027-Apr-07[1]

Orbit

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  Diagram of the orbit of 160P/LINEAR by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory