125P/Spacewatch

125P/Spacewatch
Discovery
Discovered by	Tom Gehrels (Spacewatch)
Discovery date	September 8, 1991
Orbital characteristics A
Epoch	March 13, 2013 (2456364.5)
Aphelion	4.730779 AU
Perihelion	1.52546421 AU
Semi-major axis	3.12812162 AU
Eccentricity	0.5123385
Orbital period	5.53 a; 2020.8 d
Inclination	9.98579°
Last perihelion	27 August 2018; 16 February 2013
Next perihelion	2024-Mar-07 (JPL Horizons last obs 2018-10-03)

125P/Spacewatch, is a periodic Jupiter-family comet. It was discovered on September 8, 1991, by Tom Gehrels using the 0.91 m Spacewatch telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory.^[3] It has a diameter of 1.6 km.^[4]

References[]

^ Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "125P/Spacewatch". Retrieved 2013-06-02.
^ "125P/Spacewatch Orbit". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
^ Garty W. Kronk / cometography.com. "125P/Spacewatch". Retrieved 2013-06-02.
^ comets-asteroids.sciencedailys.com. "125P/Spacewatch". Retrieved 2013-06-02.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links[]

125P/Spacewatch @ Minor Planet Center.

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[jpl-1] Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "125P/Spacewatch". Retrieved 2013-06-02.

[MPC-2] "125P/Spacewatch Orbit". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2014-06-17.

[cometography-3] Garty W. Kronk / cometography.com. "125P/Spacewatch". Retrieved 2013-06-02.

[comets-4] ts-asteroids.sciencedailys.com. "125P/Spacewatch". Retrieved 2013-06-02.^{[permanent dead link]}

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