Comet 9P/Tempel 1
Named after Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel (Marseille), who discovered the comet on April 3, 1867.
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Classification | Jupiter-family Comet |
Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch | 2453440,5 |
Semi major axis | 3,1219 AU |
Period [Julian yrs] | 5,516 Julian years |
Inclination | 10,530 ° |
Eccentricity | 0,5176 |
Lon. of ascending node | 68,941 ° |
Argument of perihelion | 178,838 ° |
Passage of perihelion | 2005-Jul-05.316301 |
Aphelion distance | 4,7378 AU |
Mean anomaly | 339,217 ° |
Physical Data
Radius | 3,10 km |
Total magnitude (M1) | 6 |
Total magnitude slope (k1) | 21 |
Discovery Circumstances
Discoverer | Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel |
Discovered | 1867-04-03 |
Data File
Data File Name | 9P_Tempel_1.aed |
Data File Date | 2006-12-22 |
Data File Size | 2714 kB |
Covered Period | 1800,00 - 2100,00 |
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