36P/Whipple
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by: | Fred Lawrence Whipple |
| Discovery date: | October 15, 1933 |
| Alternate designations: | 1926 VIII; 1933 IV; 1941 III; 1948 VI; 1955 VIII; 1963 II; 1970 XIV; 1978 VIII; 1986 XII; 1994 XXXII |
| Orbital characteristics A | |
| Epoch: | March 6, 2006 |
| Aphelion distance: | 5.241 AU |
| Perihelion distance: | 3.089 AU |
| Semi-major axis: | 4.165 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.2583 |
| Orbital period: | 8.501 a |
| Inclination: | 9.9345° |
| Last perihelion: | July 6, 2003 |
| Next perihelion (predicted): | 2012 |
36P/Whipple is a periodic comet in our solar system.
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