Comet 36P/Whipple
Named after Fred L. Whipple, who discovered the comet on October 15, 1933 at Harvard College Observatory, Oak Ridge, Massachusetts.
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Alternate designation | 36P/1925 QD; 36P/1933 U1; 36P/1940 R1; 1926 VIII; 1933 IV; 1948 VI; 1955 VIII; 1963 II; 1970 XIV; 19 |
Classification | Jupiter-family Comet |
Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch | 2453080,5 |
Semi major axis | 4,1666 AU |
Period [Julian yrs] | 8,505 Julian years |
Inclination | 9,933 ° |
Eccentricity | 0,2588 |
Lon. of ascending node | 182,401 ° |
Argument of perihelion | 202,202 ° |
Passage of perihelion | 2003-Jul-06.596011 |
Aphelion distance | 5,2450 AU |
Mean anomaly | 29,366 ° |
Physical Data
Radius | 2,28 km |
Total magnitude (M1) | 7,5 |
Total magnitude slope (k1) | 17 |
Discovery Circumstances
Discoverer | Fred L. Whipple |
Discovered | 1933-10-15 |
Data File
Data File Name | 36P_Whipple.aed |
Data File Date | 2006-12-22 |
Data File Size | 2714 kB |
Covered Period | 1800,00 - 2100,00 |
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