78P/Gehrels
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Discovery | |
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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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