335P/Gibbs

For other comets discovered by Alex R. Gibbs, see Comet Gibbs.

335P/Gibbs

Discovery
Discovered by	Alex R. Gibbs
Discovery date	31 December 2008
Designations
Alternative designations	2008 Y2, 2016 A9
Orbital characteristics
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 last came to perihelion in August 2022. Together with 266P/Christensen, it was proposed as the source of the 1977 "Wow! Signal". ^[3]

References

1. "335P/Gibbs Orbit". Minor Planet Center . Retrieved 2017-06-08.
2. Syuichi Nakano (2016-02-09). "335P/Gibbs (NK 3062)". OAA Computing and Minor Planet Sections. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
3. Paris, Antonio (Winter 2015). "Hydrogen Clouds from Comets 266/P Christensen and P/2008 Y2 (Gibbs) are Candidates for the Source of the 1977 "WOW" Signal" (PDF). Washington Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

External links

• Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Horizons Ephemeris
• 335P on Seiichi Yoshida's comet list
• Elements and Ephemeris for 335P/Gibbs ^{[ permanent dead link ]} – Minor Planet Center

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