156P/Russell–LINEAR

For other comets of the same name, see Comet Russell and List of comets discovered by the LINEAR project.
156P/Russell–LINEAR
Comet Russell–LINEAR on 9 December 2020 by NEOWISE
Discovery
Discovered byKenneth S. Russell
Discovery siteSiding Spring Observatory
Discovery date3 September 1986
Designations
P/1986 R1, P/1993 WU, P/2000 QD181, P/2000 XV43
Orbital characteristics
Epoch20 March 2020 (JD 2458928.5)
Observation arc35.57 years
Number of
observations		2,317
Aphelion5.591 AU
Perihelion1.333 AU
Semi-major axis3.462 AU
Eccentricity0.61492
Orbital period6.442 years
Inclination17.264°
35.397°
Argument of
periapsis		0.378°
Mean anomaly322.84°
Last perihelion18 November 2020
Next perihelion30 April 2027
TJupiter2.732
Earth MOID0.339 AU
Jupiter MOID0.100 AU
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
2.0 ± 0.2 km (1.24 ± 0.12 mi)
Comet total
magnitude (M1)		12.7

156P/Russell–LINEAR is a Jupiter-family comet with an orbital period of 6.4 years. It was discovered by Kenneth S. Russell in September 1986.

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