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| 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 | 4.165AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.2583 |
| Orbital period | 8.501a |
| Inclination | 9.9345° |
| Last perihelion | May 31, 2020[1] December 30, 2011[2] July 6, 2003 |
| Next perihelion | 2028-Nov-04[3] |
36P/Whipple is aperiodiccomet in theSolar System. It is the lowest numberedQuasi-Hilda comet.[4] It passed 0.25 AU (37 million km) from Jupiter in June 1922.[2]
Thecomet nucleus is estimated to be 4.5 kilometers in diameter[2] or 5.1 kilometers. The rotational period was estimated to be about 40 hours.[5]
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|---|---|---|
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