78P/Gehrels

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78P/Gehrels
Discovery
Discovered by: Tom Gehrels
Discovery date: September 23, 1973
Alternate designations: 1973 XI; 1981 XVII; 1989 XVII
Orbital characteristics A
Epoch: March 6, 2006
Aphelion distance: 5.462 AU
Perihelion distance: 2.009 AU
Semi-major axis: 3.735 AU
Eccentricity: 0.4622
Orbital period: 7.22 a
Inclination: 6.2530°
Last perihelion: October 27, 2004
Next perihelion: 2012

78P/Gehrels, also known as Gehrels 2, is a periodic comet in the solar system.

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