335P/Gibbs Explained

335P/Gibbs
Discoverer:Alex R. Gibbs
Discovery Date:31 December 2008
Designations:2008 Y2, 2016 A9
Epoch:2022-08-09.0
Semimajor:3.578 AU
Perihelion:1.624 AU
Aphelion:5.532 AU
Eccentricity:0.546
Period:6.77 a
Inclination:7.293°
Last P:2015-11-05
Next P:2022-08-12

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".[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Paris. Antonio. Hydrogen Clouds from Comets 266/P Christensen and P/2008 Y2 (Gibbs) are Candidates for the Source of the 1977 "WOW" Signal. Washington Academy of Sciences. Winter 2015. 7 June 2017.