Whipple (36P)

⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2008-08-08 (JD 2454686.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.2582220757 ± 8.27e-08
Semi-major axis (a)4.1646392260 AU ± 3.95e-08
Inclination (i)9.93533695° ± 1.01e-05
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)182.39118964° ± 4.96e-05
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)201.95698580° ± 5.72e-05
Mean Anomaly (M)216.02633456° ± 1.89e-05
Mean Motion (n)0.1159679542°/day ± 1.65e-09
Perihelion dist (q)3.08923744 AU ± 3.46e-07
Aphelion dist (Q)5.24004101 AU ± 3.48e-07
Orbital Period8.49912625 yr ± 1.21e-07
Physical Parameters
Diameter4.560 km
Orbit Solution
SourceJPL
Solution Date2026-06-18 16:23:53
RMS Residual0.639″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeJupiter-family Comet
MOID2.095160 AU
Observations Used949
Oppositions—
Arc Total1948-2022
First Observation Used—
Last Observation Used2022-03-06
Observations (989)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
2011-09-26 10:13:23 C 00 22 34.272 +01 44 23.91 – L F51
2011-09-26 10:17:49 C 00 22 33.92 +01 44 21.2 – r G96
2011-09-26 10:33:35 C 00 22 33.777 +01 44 18.05 – L F51
2011-09-26 11:02:49 C 00 22 33.064 +01 44 09.59 – L F51
2011-09-26 11:23:38 C 00 22 32.555 +01 44 03.58 – L F51
2011-09-27 01:24:28 C 00 22 12.72 +01 39 57.8 – u 958
2011-09-27 01:41:42 C 00 22 12.38 +01 39 54.1 – u 958
2011-09-27 01:57:59 C 00 22 11.80 +01 39 47.1 – u 958
2011-09-27 05:44:24 C 00 22 06.98 +01 38 44.9 – c 704
2011-09-27 06:02:44 C 00 22 06.54 +01 38 39.4 – c 704
2011-09-27 06:21:00 C 00 22 06.06 +01 38 34.4 – c 704
2011-09-27 06:57:34 C 00 22 05.24 +01 38 24.2 – c 704
2011-09-27 22:52:26 C 00 21 42.88 +01 33 46.1 – t B96
2011-09-27 22:58:58 C 00 21 42.78 +01 33 45.7 – t B96
2011-09-27 23:05:42 C 00 21 42.49 +01 33 44.5 – t B96
2011-09-27 23:12:14 C 00 21 42.38 +01 33 41.3 – t B96
2011-09-27 23:18:46 C 00 21 42.36 +01 33 39.1 – t B96
2011-09-27 23:25:16 C 00 21 42.26 +01 33 37.1 – t B96
2011-09-27 23:31:47 C 00 21 41.96 +01 33 36.0 – t B96
2011-09-28 01:39:21 C 00 21 38.78 +01 32 58.3 – u 958
2011-09-28 01:55:08 C 00 21 38.45 +01 32 54.2 – u 958
2011-09-28 02:12:38 C 00 21 38.08 +01 32 47.0 – u 958
2011-09-28 23:49:57 C 00 21 07.86 +01 26 32.6 – t B96
2011-09-28 23:56:29 C 00 21 07.72 +01 26 31.9 – t B96
2011-09-29 00:03:02 C 00 21 07.62 +01 26 29.6 – t B96
2011-09-29 00:09:32 C 00 21 07.43 +01 26 27.7 – t B96
2011-09-29 00:16:05 C 00 21 07.16 +01 26 25.7 – t B96
2011-09-29 00:22:35 C 00 21 07.03 +01 26 23.3 – t B96
2011-09-29 00:29:06 C 00 21 06.92 +01 26 21.3 – t B96
2011-09-29 08:04:41 C 00 20 56.18 +01 24 11.4 – t H47
2011-09-29 08:11:16 C 00 20 56.05 +01 24 10.3 – t H47
2011-09-29 21:28:51 C 00 20 37.53 +01 20 18.7 – c B51
2011-09-29 21:48:09 C 00 20 37.07 +01 20 13.4 – c B51
2011-09-30 01:22:59 C 00 20 31.86 +01 19 10.7 – w B82
2011-09-30 01:31:56 C 00 20 31.63 +01 19 08.4 – t B96
2011-09-30 01:32:40 C 00 20 31.64 +01 19 07.1 – w B82
2011-09-30 01:35:55 C 00 20 31.56 +01 19 06.1 – w B82
2011-09-30 01:38:28 C 00 20 31.56 +01 19 05.4 – t B96
2011-09-30 01:45:22 C 00 20 31.39 +01 19 04.0 – t B96
2011-09-30 01:51:54 C 00 20 31.23 +01 19 01.9 – t B96
2011-09-30 01:58:23 C 00 20 31.08 +01 18 59.8 – t B96
2011-09-30 02:04:55 C 00 20 30.87 +01 18 58.4 – t B96
2011-09-30 02:11:25 C 00 20 30.80 +01 18 55.7 – t B96
2011-09-30 21:18:15 C 00 20 04.15 +01 13 24.9 – u C23
2011-09-30 21:26:34 C 00 20 03.98 +01 13 23.3 – u C23
2011-09-30 21:30:58 C 00 20 03.83 +01 13 21.8 – u C23
2011-09-30 21:33:03 C 00 20 03.80 +01 13 21.2 – u C23
2011-09-30 21:35:08 C 00 20 03.74 +01 13 20.3 – u C23
2011-09-30 21:37:13 C 00 20 03.72 +01 13 19.7 – u C23
2011-09-30 21:39:17 C 00 20 03.69 +01 13 18.5 – u C23