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161P/Hartley–IRAS

Comet
161P/Hartley–IRAS is a periodic comet with an orbital period of 21 years. It fits the classical definition of a Halley-type comet with. This was one of six comets discovered by the infrared space telescope IRAS, in 1983. Wikipedia
Discoverer: Malcolm Hartley
Discovered: November 4, 1983
Orbits: Sun