36P/Whipple

Summary

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]

36P/Whipple
Discovery
Discovered byFred Lawrence Whipple
Discovery dateOctober 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
EpochMarch 6, 2006
Aphelion5.241 AU
Perihelion3.089 AU
Semi-major axis4.165 AU
Eccentricity0.2583
Orbital period8.501 a
Inclination9.9345°
Last perihelionMay 31, 2020[1]
December 30, 2011[2]
July 6, 2003
Next perihelion2028-Nov-04[3]

The comet nucleus is estimated to be 4.5 kilometers in diameter.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ MPC
  2. ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 36P/Whipple" (2022-03-06 last obs). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
  3. ^ "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)
  4. ^ 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 edit

  • 36P at Kronk's Cometography
  • 36P/Whipple – Seiichi Yoshida @ aerith.net
  • 36P/Whipple at the JPL Small-Body Database
    • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters


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