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157P/Tritton

157P/Tritton is a periodic comet with a 6-year orbital period. Fragment B was first observed on 21 August 2022.

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Comet.name: 157P/Tritton
Comet.image: 157P 2022-09-05 image ZTF-sso-615-zr-fov-4.7arcmin.png
Comet.caption: Comet 157P/Tritton on 5 September 2022 by ZTF with fragment B visible
Comet.discoverer: Keith Tritton
Comet.discovery_date: February 11, 1978
Comet.designations: 1977 XIII
Comet.epoch: 2023-02-25
Comet.semimajor: 3.545 AU
Comet.perihelion: 1.572 AU
Comet.aphelion: 5.519 AU
Comet.eccentricity: 0.5566
Comet.period: 6.675 a
Comet.inclination: 12.42°
Comet.last_p: 2022-Sep-09June 10, 2016February 20, 2010
Comet.next_p: 2028-Mar-07 (B)2029-May-18

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157P/Tritton is a periodic comet with a 6-year orbital period. Fragment B was first observed on 21 August 2022.

== Observational history == Keith Tritton (U. K. Schmidt Telescope Unit, Coonabarabran) discovered this comet on a deep IIIa-J exposure made with the 122-cm Schmidt telescope on 1978 February 11.66.