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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Paul Wild |
| Discovery date | January 21, 1990 |
| Designations | |
| 1990 X; 1994 V1 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | March 6, 2006 |
| Aphelion | 4.784 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.172 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 3.478 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.3755 |
| Orbital period | 6.486 a |
| Inclination | 3.6154° |
| Last perihelion | 2022-Jul-16[1] January 11, 2016 July 18, 2009 |
| Next perihelion | 2029-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]
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References
- ^ "116P/Wild Orbit". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
- ^ "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)
- ^ "JPL Close-Approach Data: 116P/Wild 4" (2010-07-18 last obs). Retrieved 2012-02-24.
External links
- Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Horizons Ephemeris
- 116P/Wild 4 – Seiichi Yoshida @ aerith.net
- 116P at Kronk's Cometography
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