169P/NEAT
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | NEAT |
| Discovery date | 15 March 2002 |
| Designations | |
| P/2002 EX12 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | 21 November 2025 (JD 2461000.5) |
| Observation arc | 36.15 years |
| Earliest precovery date | 7 March 1989 |
| Number of observations | 1,374 |
| Aphelion | 4.603 AU |
| Perihelion | 0.604 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 2.604 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.76796 |
| Orbital period | 4.201 years |
| Inclination | 11.285° |
| 176.04° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 218.13° |
| Mean anomaly | 288.59° |
| Last perihelion | 9 July 2022 |
| Next perihelion | 21 September 2026 |
| TJupiter | 2.888 |
| Earth MOID | 0.142 AU |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.978 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
| 8.369 hours | |
| Comet total magnitude (M1) | 16.8 |
169/NEAT is a periodic comet in the Solar System. It is the parent body of the alpha Capricornids meteor shower in late July. 169/NEAT may be related to comet P/2003 T12 (SOHO).