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]
Discovery | |
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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] |
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