36P/Whipple is a periodic comet in the Solar System. It is the lowest numbered Quasi-Hilda comet.[4] It passed 0.25 AU (37 million km) from Jupiter in June 1922.[2]
The comet nucleus is estimated to be 4.5 kilometers in diameter.[2]
References
- ^ MPC
- ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 36P/Whipple" (2022-03-06 last obs). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
- ^ "Horizons Batch for 36P/Whipple (90000453) on 2028-Nov-04" (Perihelion occurs when rdot flips from negative to positive). JPL Horizons. Retrieved 2022-06-27. (JPL#23 Soln.date: 2022-Mar-09)
- ^ Toth, I. (March 2006). "The quasi-Hilda subgroup of ecliptic comets - an update". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 448 (3): 1191–1196. Bibcode:2006A&A...448.1191T. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20053492.
External links
- 36P at Kronk's Cometography
- 36P/Whipple – Seiichi Yoshida @ aerith.net
- 36P/Whipple at the JPL Small-Body Database
