10P/Tempel
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by: | Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel |
| Discovery date: | July 4, 1873 |
| Alternate designations: | 1873 II; 1878 III; 1894 III; 1899 IV; 1904 III; 1915 I; 1920 II; 1925 IV; 1930 VII; 1946 III; 1951 VIII; 1957 II; 1962 VI; 1967 X; 1972 X; 1978 V; 1983 X; 1988 XIV; 1994 VII; |
| Orbital characteristics A | |
| Epoch: | March 6, 2006 |
| Aphelion distance: | 4.716 AU |
| Perihelion distance: | 1.427 AU |
| Semi-major axis: | 3.071 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.5355 |
| Orbital period: | 5.382 a |
| Inclination: | 12.0184° |
| Last perihelion: | February 15, 2005 |
| Next perihelion: | 2010 |
10P/Tempel, also known as Tempel 2, is a periodic comet in our solar system.
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