65P / Gunn

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65P / Gunn [i]
Comet 65P Gunn WISE.jpg
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  May 22nd, 2014 ( JD 2,456,799.5)
Orbit type short-term
Numerical eccentricity 0.267
Perihelion 2.829 AU
Aphelion 4,895 AU
Major semi-axis 3,862 AU
Sidereal period 7.59 a
Inclination of the orbit plane 9.4 °
Perihelion 26th September 2017
Orbital velocity in the perihelion 19.9 km / s
Physical properties of the core
Medium diameter 10.8 km
history
Explorer James E. Gunn
Date of discovery 17th October 1970
Older name 1953 VIII, 1969 II, 1976 III, 1989 XI, 1970p
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . Please also note the note on comet articles .

65P / Gunn is a short- period comet in the solar system .

On February 4, 1970, comet 0.015 AU passed the dwarf planet (1) Ceres .

Individual evidence

  1. Syuichi Nakano : 65P / Gunn (NK 1941) . OAA Computing and Minor Planet Sections. June 19, 2010. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  2. JPL Close-Approach Data: 65P / Gunn . January 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2012.

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