128P/Shoemaker–Holt

128P/Shoemaker-Holt
Discovery
Discovered by	Carolyn S. Shoemaker; Eugene Merle Shoemaker; Henry E. Holt
Discovery date	October 18, 1987
Alternative; designations	1988 VII; 1996 S2
Orbital characteristics A
Epoch	March 6, 2006
Aphelion	5.952 AU
Perihelion	3.068 AU
Semi-major axis	4.51 AU
Eccentricity	0.3197
Orbital period	9.579 a
Inclination	4.3555°
Last perihelion	June 13, 2007
Next perihelion	January 10, 2017

128P/Shoemaker–Holt, also known as Shoemaker-Holt 1, is a periodic comet in the solar system.

The nucleus was split into two pieces during the 1997 apparition.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Syuichi Nakano (2006-09-30). "128P/Shoemaker-Holt 1 - B (NK 2190)". OAA Computing and Minor Planet Sections. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
^ Seiichi Yoshida (2008-08-10). "128P/Shoemaker-Holt 1". Seiichi Yoshida's Comet Catalog. Retrieved 2012-02-25.

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Discovery
Discovered by	Carolyn S. Shoemaker Eugene Merle Shoemaker Henry E. Holt
Discovery date	October 18, 1987
Alternative designations	1988 VII; 1996 S2
Orbital characteristics ^A
Epoch	March 6, 2006
Aphelion	5.952 AU
Perihelion	3.068 AU
Semi-major axis	4.51 AU
Eccentricity	0.3197
Orbital period	9.579 a
Inclination	4.3555°
Last perihelion	June 13, 2007
Next perihelion	January 10, 2017^[1]