36P/Whipple is a Jupiter-family comet with an 8.43-year orbit around the Sun. It is also the lowest numbered quasi-Hilda comet. It passed from Jupiter in June 1922.
Physical characteristics The comet nucleus is initially estimated to be around in diameter. However, more recent analysis in 2011 indicated a larger nucleus at . Its rotation period is determined to be around 40 hours long.
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at the Minor Planet Center database 36P/Whipple at Gary W. Kronk's Cometography 36P/Whipple at Seiichi Yoshida's website