8P/Tuttle
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| Comet (List of comets) | |
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| Discovery | |
| Discoverer | Horace Parnell Tuttle |
| Discovery date | January 5, 1858 |
| Alternate designations | 1790 II; 1858 I; 1871 III; 1885 IV; 1899 III; 1912 IV; 1926 IV; 1939 X; 1967 V; 1980 XIII; 1994 XV |
| Orbital elements A | |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.8198 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 5.693 AU |
| Perihelion (q) | 1.026 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) | 10.36 AU |
| Orbital period (P) | 13.58 a |
| Inclination (i) | 54.9902° |
| Last perihelion date | June 25, 1994 |
| Next est. perihelion date | January 26, 2008 |
8P/Tuttle is a periodic comet in our solar system.
Comet 8P/Tuttle is responsible for the Ursids meteor shower in late December.[1]
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