78P/Gehrels 2
78P/Gehrels 2 (Comet). See its size, orbit and live position on a 3D map of the Solar System. 78P/Gehrels, also known as Gehrels 2, is a Jupiter-family comet roughly 8 km in diameter with a current orbital period of 7.2 years.
78P/Gehrels, also known as Gehrels 2, is a Jupiter-family comet roughly 8 km in diameter with a current orbital period of 7.2 years. It is the second periodic comet discovered by American astronomer, Tom Gehrels.
- Type: Comet
- Orbital period: 7.2 years
- Eccentricity: 0.461