103P/Hartley
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Radius | 570 m |
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Orbital period | 2,358 days |
Discovered | March 15, 1986 |
Perihelion | 157. 0779 billion m |
Discoverer | Malcolm Hartley |
Did you know | Observations of Hartley 2 showed the importance of carbon-monoxide ice to carbon-dioxide ice in comets. |
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ID | 1276578 |
About 103P/Hartley
Comet Hartley 2, designated as 103P/Hartley by the Minor Planet Center, is a small periodic comet with an orbital period of 6. 46 years. It was discovered by Malcolm Hartley in 1986 at the Schmidt Telescope Unit, Siding Spring Observatory, Australia. Its diameter is estimated to be 1. 2 to 1. 6 kilometres.