- 170P/Christensen
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170P/Christensen Discovery Discovered by: Eric J. Christensen Discovery date: June 17, 2005 Alternate designations: P/2005 M1 Orbital characteristics A Epoch: March 6, 2006 Aphelion distance: 5.487 AU Perihelion distance: 2.93 AU Semi-major axis: 4.208 AU Eccentricity: 0.3038 Orbital period: 8.633 a Inclination: 10.1255° Last perihelion: January 26, 2006 Next perihelion: September 19, 2014 170P/Christensen is a periodic comet in our solar system.
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