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Comet 36P/Whipple


Named after Fred L. Whipple, who discovered the comet on October 15, 1933 at Harvard College Observatory, Oak Ridge, Massachusetts.

This file is not available for download, but provided by the Alcyone Ephemeris Small Body Data File DVD.

Alternate designation36P/1925 QD; 36P/1933 U1; 36P/1940 R1; 1926 VIII; 1933 IV; 1948 VI; 1955 VIII; 1963 II; 1970 XIV; 19
ClassificationJupiter-family Comet

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2453080,5
Semi major axis4,1666 AU
Period [Julian yrs]8,505 Julian years
Inclination9,933 °
Eccentricity0,2588
Lon. of ascending node182,401 °
Argument of perihelion202,202 °
Passage of perihelion2003-Jul-06.596011
Aphelion distance5,2450 AU
Mean anomaly29,366 °

Physical Data
Radius2,28 km
Total magnitude (M1)7,5
Total magnitude slope (k1)17

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererFred L. Whipple
Discovered1933-10-15

Data File
Data File Name36P_Whipple.aed
Data File Date2006-12-22
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00