155P/Shoemaker
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Comet Shoemaker 3, also known as 155P/Shoemaker, is a periodic comet with a 17-year-long orbit around the Sun. It is one of 32 comets discovered by American astronomers, Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker.
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Comet Shoemaker 3, also known as 155P/Shoemaker, is a periodic comet with a 17-year-long orbit around the Sun. It is one of 32 comets discovered by American astronomers, Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker.
== Observational history == The comet was discovered from the Palomar Observatory on the night of 10 January 1986. The Shoemakers' discovery was confirmed by Brian A. Skiff from the Lowell Observatory two days later.
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