36P/Whipple
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Fred Lawrence Whipple |
| Discovery date | October 15, 1933 |
| Designations | |
| 1926 VIII; 1933 IV; 1941 III; 1948 VI; 1955 VIII; 1963 II; 1970 XIV; 1978 VIII; 1986 XII; 1994 XXXII | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | March 6, 2006 |
| Aphelion | 5.241 AU |
| Perihelion | 3.089 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 4.165 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.2583 |
| Orbital period | 8.501 a |
| Inclination | 9.9345° |
| Last perihelion | May 31, 2020[1] December 30, 2011[2] July 6, 2003 |
| Next perihelion | 2028-Nov-04 (JPL Horizons last obs 2020-01-13) |
36P/Whipple is a periodic comet in the Solar System. It is the lowest numbered Quasi-Hilda comet.[3]
The comet nucleus is estimated to be 4.5 kilometers in diameter.[2]
References
- ^ MPC
- ^ a b "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 36P/Whipple" (2004-02-16 last obs). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
- ^ Toth, I. (March 2006). "The quasi-Hilda subgroup of ecliptic comets - an update". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 448 (3): 1191–1196. Bibcode:2006A&A...448.1191T. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20053492.
External links
- 36P at Kronk's Cometography
- 36P/Whipple – Seiichi Yoshida @ aerith.net
- 36P/Whipple at the JPL Small-Body Database
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