Discovery | |
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Discovered by | William Kwong Yu Yeung |
Discovery date | January 21, 2002 |
Designations | |
2002 BV | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch | March 6, 2006 |
Aphelion | 4.786 AU |
Perihelion | 2.241 AU |
Semi-major axis | 3.514 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.3621 |
Orbital period | 6.587 a |
Inclination | 11.5194° |
Last perihelion | March 13, 2017[1][2] October 12, 2008 |
Next perihelion | 2025-Nov-02[3] |
172P/Yeung is a periodic comet in the Solar System.