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Comet 9P/Tempel 1


Named after Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel (Marseille), who discovered the comet on April 3, 1867.

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ClassificationJupiter-family Comet

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2453440,5
Semi major axis3,1219 AU
Period [Julian yrs]5,516 Julian years
Inclination10,530 °
Eccentricity0,5176
Lon. of ascending node68,941 °
Argument of perihelion178,838 °
Passage of perihelion2005-Jul-05.316301
Aphelion distance4,7378 AU
Mean anomaly339,217 °

Physical Data
Radius3,10 km
Total magnitude (M1)6
Total magnitude slope (k1)21

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererErnst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel
Discovered1867-04-03

Data File
Data File Name9P_Tempel_1.aed
Data File Date2006-12-22
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00