Jupiter-family Comets

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Jupiter-family Comets (JFc) are objects whose orbit features a relatively short period, low inclination, and is controlled by Jupiter's gravitational effects. There are 786 Jupiter-family Comets in this database out of 1,302,506 total, accounting for 0.1% of objects.

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3D/Biela
None Not Hazardous
3D/Biela orbits the sun every 2,430 days, coming as close as 0.88 AU and reaching as far as 6.19 AU from the sun.
4P/Faye
mid-sized Not Hazardous
4P/Faye orbits the sun every 2,700 days, coming as close as 1.58 AU and reaching as far as 6.02 AU from the sun.
5D/Brorsen
None Not Hazardous
5D/Brorsen orbits the sun every 1,990 days, coming as close as 0.59 AU and reaching as far as 5.61 AU from the sun.
6P/d'Arrest
mid-sized Not Hazardous
6P/d'Arrest orbits the sun every 2,390 days, coming as close as 1.35 AU and reaching as far as 5.64 AU from the sun.
7P/Pons-Winnecke
mid-sized Not Hazardous
7P/Pons-Winnecke orbits the sun every 2,310 days, coming as close as 1.24 AU and reaching as far as 5.60 AU from the sun.
8P/Tuttle
mid-sized Not Hazardous
8P/Tuttle orbits the sun every 4,970 days, coming as close as 1.03 AU and reaching as far as 10.37 AU from the sun.
9P/Tempel 1
mid-sized Not Hazardous
9P/Tempel 1 orbits the sun every 2,040 days, coming as close as 1.54 AU and reaching as far as 4.75 AU from the sun.
10P/Tempel 2
large Not Hazardous
10P/Tempel 2 orbits the sun every 1,960 days, coming as close as 1.42 AU and reaching as far as 4.71 AU from the sun.
11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR
None Not Hazardous
11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR orbits the sun every 2,180 days, coming as close as 1.39 AU and reaching as far as 5.19 AU from the sun.
14P/Wolf
mid-sized Not Hazardous
14P/Wolf orbits the sun every 3,200 days, coming as close as 2.73 AU and reaching as far as 5.77 AU from the sun.
15P/Finlay
None Not Hazardous
15P/Finlay orbits the sun every 2,380 days, coming as close as 0.98 AU and reaching as far as 6.00 AU from the sun.
16P/Brooks 2
None Not Hazardous
16P/Brooks 2 orbits the sun every 2,260 days, coming as close as 1.45 AU and reaching as far as 5.30 AU from the sun.
17P/Holmes
mid-sized Not Hazardous
17P/Holmes orbits the sun every 2,520 days, coming as close as 2.07 AU and reaching as far as 5.19 AU from the sun.
18D/Perrine-Mrkos
None Not Hazardous
18D/Perrine-Mrkos orbits the sun every 2,450 days, coming as close as 1.27 AU and reaching as far as 5.85 AU from the sun.
19P/Borrelly
mid-sized Not Hazardous
19P/Borrelly orbits the sun every 2,500 days, coming as close as 1.31 AU and reaching as far as 5.91 AU from the sun.
21P/Giacobini-Zinner
mid-sized Not Hazardous
21P/Giacobini-Zinner orbits the sun every 2,390 days, coming as close as 1.01 AU and reaching as far as 5.99 AU from the sun.
22P/Kopff
mid-sized Not Hazardous
22P/Kopff orbits the sun every 2,330 days, coming as close as 1.55 AU and reaching as far as 5.33 AU from the sun.
24P/Schaumasse
mid-sized Not Hazardous
24P/Schaumasse orbits the sun every 3,020 days, coming as close as 1.21 AU and reaching as far as 6.97 AU from the sun.
25D/Neujmin 2
None Not Hazardous
25D/Neujmin 2 orbits the sun every 1,980 days, coming as close as 1.34 AU and reaching as far as 4.84 AU from the sun.
26P/Grigg-Skjellerup
mid-sized Not Hazardous
26P/Grigg-Skjellerup orbits the sun every 1,930 days, coming as close as 1.11 AU and reaching as far as 4.96 AU from the sun.
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