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116P/Wild

9/3/2026

116P/Wild

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 (4.3 million km; 2.7 million mi) from 1 Ceres.

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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 (4.3 million km; 2.7 million mi) from 1 Ceres.

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