78P/Gehrels

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**78P/Gehrels**
Discovery
Discovered by:	Tom Gehrels
Discovery date:	September 23, 1973
Alternate designations:	1973 XI; 1981 XVII; 1989 XVII
Orbital characteristics ^A
Epoch:	March 6, 2006
Aphelion distance:	5.462 AU
Perihelion distance:	2.009 AU
Semi-major axis:	3.735 AU
Eccentricity:	0.4622
Orbital period:	7.22 a
Inclination:	6.2530°
Last perihelion:	October 27, 2004
Next perihelion (predicted):	2012

78P/Gehrels, also known as Gehrels 2, is a periodic comet in the solar system.

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