90P/Gehrels
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Periodic comet with 14 year orbit
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Tom Gehrels |
Discovery date | 11 October 1972 |
Designations | |
Gehrels 1 | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch | 15 June 2002 |
Observation arc | 29 years (1972-2001) |
Number of observations | 52 |
Aphelion | 9.110 AU |
Perihelion | 2.966 AU |
Semi-major axis | 6.038 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.5088 |
Orbital period | 14.8 yr |
Inclination | 9.616° |
Last perihelion | 19 June 2017[1][2] 22 June 2002 |
Next perihelion | 2032-May-19[2] |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | ~7.8 km[1] |
90P/Gehrels, also known as Gehrels 1, is a Jupiter-family comet in the Solar System.[1] The comet nucleus is about 7.8 km in diameter.[1]
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