36P/Whipple
36P/Whipple is a periodic comet in the Solar System. It is the lowest numbered Quasi-Hilda comet.[4] It passed 0.25 AU (37 million km) from Jupiter in June 1922.[2]
Discovery | |
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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[3] |
The comet nucleus is estimated to be 4.5 kilometers in diameter.[2]
References
- MPC
- "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 36P/Whipple" (2022-03-06 last obs). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
- "Horizons Batch for 36P/Whipple (90000453) on 2028-Nov-04" (Perihelion occurs when rdot flips from negative to positive). JPL Horizons. Retrieved 2022-06-27. (JPL#23 Soln.date: 2022-Mar-09)
- 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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