335P/Gibbs
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Alex R. Gibbs |
| Discovery date | 31 December 2008 |
| Alternative designations |
2008 Y2, 2016 A9 |
| Orbital characteristics A | |
| Epoch | 2022-08-09.0 |
| Aphelion | 5.532 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.624 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 3.578 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.546 |
| Orbital period | 6.77 a |
| Inclination | 7.293° |
| Last perihelion | 2015-11-05 |
| Next perihelion | 2022-08-12[1][2] |
335P/Gibbs is a periodic comet in the Solar System. It will next come to perihelion in August 2022. Together with 266P/Christensen, it was proposed as the source of the 1977 "Wow! Signal".[3]
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Cite error: Invalid <references> tag; parameter "group" is allowed only.
<references />, or <references group="..." />External links
- Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Horizons Ephemeris
- 170P on Seiichi Yoshida's comet list
- Elements and Ephemeris for 335P/Gibbs – Minor Planet Center
| Periodic comets (by number) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous 334P/NEAT |
335P/Gibbs | Next 336P/McNaught |
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This comet-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
