159P/LONEOS

159P/LONEOS
Discovery
Discovered by	LONEOS
Discovery date	October 16, 2003
Designations
Alternative designations	P/2003 UD16
Orbital characteristics
Epoch	March 6, 2006
Aphelion	8.125 AU
Perihelion	3.651 AU
Semi-major axis	5.888 AU
Eccentricity	0.3799
Orbital period	14.29 a
Inclination	23.4219°
Last perihelion	May 22, 2018; March 2, 2004
Next perihelion	2032-Jul-28

Last updated May 12, 2025

159P/LONEOS is a periodic comet in the Solar System.

References

↑ "159P/LONEOS Orbit". Minor Planet Center . Retrieved 2014-06-18.
↑ Syuichi Nakano (2004-01-19). "159P/LONEOS (NK 1024)". OAA Computing and Minor Planet Sections. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
↑ "Horizons Batch for 159P/LONEOS on 2032-Jul-28" (Perihelion occurs when rdot flips from negative to positive). JPL Horizons . Retrieved 2023-07-06. (JPL#54/Soln.date: 2021-Jul-01)

External links

159P/LONEOS at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters
159P/LONEOS – Seiichi Yoshida @ aerith.net
159P at Kronk's Cometography

Numbered comets
Previous 158P/Kowal-LINEAR	159P/LONEOS	Next 160P/LINEAR

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[MPC-1] "159P/LONEOS Orbit". Minor Planet Center . Retrieved 2014-06-18.

[NK1024-2] Syuichi Nakano (2004-01-19). "159P/LONEOS (NK 1024)". OAA Computing and Minor Planet Sections. Retrieved 2012-02-25.

[Horizons2032-3] "Horizons Batch for 159P/LONEOS on 2032-Jul-28" (Perihelion occurs when rdot flips from negative to positive). JPL Horizons . Retrieved 2023-07-06. (JPL#54/Soln.date: 2021-Jul-01)

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