36P/Whipple
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Fred Lawrence Whipple |
| Discovery date | October 15, 1933 |
| Designations | |
| 1926 VIII; 1933 IV; 1941 III; 1948 VI; 1955 VIII; 1963 II; 1970 XIV; 1978 VIII; 1986 XII; 1994 XXXII | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | March 6, 2006 |
| Aphelion | 5.241 AU |
| Perihelion | 3.089 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 4.165 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.2583 |
| Orbital period | 8.501 a |
| Inclination | 9.9345° |
| Last perihelion | May 31, 2020 December 30, 2011 July 6, 2003 |
| Next perihelion | 2028-Nov-04 |
36P/Whipple is a periodic comet in the Solar System. It is the lowest numbered Quasi-Hilda comet. It passed 0.25 AU (37 million km) from Jupiter in June 1922.
The comet nucleus is estimated to be 4.5 kilometers in diameter or 5.1 kilometers. The rotational period was estimated to be about 40 hours.