96P/Machholz 1
Also known as 1986 J2; 1986 VIII; 1991 XII
komet
Key facts
- Comet.name
- 96P/Machholz
- Comet.image
- 96P 20070403 000500 HI1A.png
- Comet.caption
- Comet Machholz 1 as seen by the STEREO-A spacecraft in April 2007
- Comet.discoverer
- Donald E. Machholz
- Comet.discovery_site
- Loma Prieta, California
- Comet.discovery_date
- 12 May 1986
- Comet.mpc_name
- P/1986 J2
- Comet.epoch
- 21 November 2025 (JD 2461000.5)
- Comet.observation_arc
- 38.17 years
- Comet.obs
- 1,559
- Comet.aphelion
- 5.946 AU
- Comet.semimajor
- 3.031 AU