Comet Tempel 1

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Comet_Tempel_1

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Titan
gptkbp:albedo	0.04
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:9P/Tempel
gptkbp:aphelion	4.748 AU
gptkbp:averageSpeed	~220 K
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Periodic_comet
gptkbp:dimensions	7.6 × 4.9 km
gptkbp:discoveredBy	gptkb:Wilhelm_Tempel
gptkbp:discoveredIn	April 3, 1867 Marseilles Observatory
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth	~0.0021 km/s
gptkbp:eccentricity	0.517
gptkbp:inclination	10.47 degrees 10.47°
gptkbp:mass	~7.9×10^13 kg
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:Wilhelm_Tempel
gptkbp:notableEvent	impacted by Deep Impact probe in 2005 revisited by Stardust-NExT in 2011
gptkbp:orbitType	5.5 years
gptkbp:parentBody	Deep Impact ejecta
gptkbp:perihelion	1.542 AU July 2, 2016 December 28, 2021
gptkbp:rotationPeriod	~41 hours
gptkbp:semiMajorAxis	3.12 AU
gptkbp:spectralType	D-type
gptkbp:surfaceGravity	~0.00034 m/s²
gptkbp:visitedBy	gptkb:Stardust_spacecraft gptkb:Deep_Impact_spacecraft
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Deep_Impact_spacecraft gptkb:Deep_Impact_mission gptkb:Stardust_mission gptkb:Ernst_Wilhelm_Leberecht_Tempel gptkb:Wilhelm_Tempel
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Comet Tempel 1