168P/Hergenrother
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by: | Carl W. Hergenrother |
| Discovery date: | November 22, 1998 |
| Alternate designations: | 1998 W2; 2005 N2 |
| Orbital characteristics A | |
| Epoch: | March 6, 2006 |
| Aphelion distance: | 5.839 AU |
| Perihelion distance: | 1.426 AU |
| Semi-major axis: | 3.632 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.6075 |
| Orbital period: | 6.923 a |
| Inclination: | 21.8934° |
| Last perihelion: | November 2, 2005 |
| Next perihelion: | 2012 |
168P/Hergenrother, also known as Hergenrother 1, is a periodic comet in our solar system. The comet originally named P/1998 W2 returned in 2005 and get the temporary name P/2005 N2 [1] .
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