159P/LONEOS
{{Short description|Periodic comet with 14 year orbit}}
{{For|other comets of the same name|Comet LONEOS}}
{{Infobox comet
| name=159P/LONEOS
| image=
| discoverer=LONEOS
| discovery_date=October 16, 2003
| designations={{mp|P/2003 UD|16}}
| epoch=March 6, 2006
| semimajor=5.888 AU
| perihelion=3.651 AU
| aphelion=8.125 AU
| eccentricity=0.3799
| period=14.29 a
| inclination= 23.4219°
| last_p=May 22, 2018{{cite web
|title=159P/LONEOS Orbit
|url=http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=159P
|publisher=Minor Planet Center
|accessdate=2014-06-18}}{{cite web
|date=2004-01-19
|title=159P/LONEOS (NK 1024)
|publisher=OAA Computing and Minor Planet Sections
|author=Syuichi Nakano
|author-link=Syuichi Nakano
|url=http://www.oaa.gr.jp/~oaacs/nk/nk1024.htm
|accessdate=2012-02-25}}
March 2, 2004
| next_p=2032-Jul-28{{cite web
|title=Horizons Batch for 159P/LONEOS on 2032-Jul-28
|publisher=JPL Horizons
|type=Perihelion occurs when rdot flips from negative to positive
|url=https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons_batch.cgi?batch=1&COMMAND=%27159P%27&START_TIME=%272032-Jul-25%27&STOP_TIME=%272032-Jul-31%27&STEP_SIZE=%273%20hours%27&QUANTITIES=%2719%27
|accessdate=2023-07-06}} (JPL#54/Soln.date: 2021-Jul-01)
}}
159P/LONEOS is a periodic comet in the Solar System.
References
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External links
- {{JPL Small Body|id=1000470}}
- [http://www.aerith.net/comet/catalog/0159P/index.html 159P/LONEOS] – Seiichi Yoshida @ aerith.net
- [http://cometography.com/pcomets/159p.html 159P at Kronk's Cometography]
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