116P/Wild

116P/Wild
Discovery
Discovered byPaul Wild
Discovery dateJanuary 21, 1990
Designations
1990 X; 1994 V1
Orbital characteristics
EpochMarch 6, 2006
Aphelion4.784 AU
Perihelion2.172 AU
Semi-major axis3.478 AU
Eccentricity0.3755
Orbital period6.486 a
Inclination3.6154°
Last perihelion2022-Jul-16[1]
January 11, 2016
July 18, 2009
Next perihelion2029-Jan-16[2]

116P/Wild, also known as Wild 4, is a periodic comet in the Solar System. It fits the definition of an Encke-type comet with (TJupiter > 3; a < aJupiter).

On 4 November 2042 the comet will pass about 0.029 AU (4,300,000 km; 2,700,000 mi) from Ceres.[3]

References

  1. ^ "116P/Wild Orbit". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  2. ^ "Horizons Batch for 116P/Wild 4 (90001000) on 2029-Jan-16" (Perihelion occurs when rdot flips from negative to positive). JPL Horizons. Retrieved 2023-07-06. (JPL#K223/36 Soln.date: 2023-Jul-05)
  3. ^ "JPL Close-Approach Data: 116P/Wild 4" (2010-07-18 last obs). Retrieved 2012-02-24.


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