Churyumov-Gerasimenko

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Titan
gptkbp:albedo 0.06
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
gptkbp:aphelion 5.6829 AU
gptkbp:category Periodic comet
gptkbp:diameter ~4 km
gptkbp:dimensions 4.3 × 4.1 × 2.6 km
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Svetlana_Ivanovna_Gerasimenko
gptkb:Klim_Ivanovich_Churyumov
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1969
gptkbp:eccentricity 0.640
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Churyumov-Gerasimenko
gptkbp:inclination 7.04 degrees
gptkbp:location gptkb:Solar_System
gptkbp:mass 1 × 10^13 kg
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Svetlana_Ivanovna_Gerasimenko
gptkb:Klim_Ivanovich_Churyumov
gptkbp:notableEvent First comet to have a lander (Philae) land on its surface
First comet to be orbited by a spacecraft (Rosetta)
gptkbp:orbitType 6.45 years
gptkbp:parentBody Sun
gptkbp:perihelion 1.2432 AU
gptkbp:rotationPeriod 12.4 hours
gptkbp:shape bilobed
gptkbp:spectralType D-type
gptkbp:temperature -70 to -40 °C
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Philae_lander
gptkb:Rosetta_spacecraft
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ripley_Crater
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6