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10P/Tempel 2

Comet
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Diameter
10.6 km
Semi-major axis
3.064 au
Eccentricity
0.5374
Inclination
12.03°
Orbital period
5.366 y
Rotation period
8.93 h
Albedo
0.022

Also known as

3 identifiers

10P10P/Tempel 2Tempel

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Shantanu Naidu
ClassJFc
Semi-major axis a3.064 au
Eccentricity e0.5374
Inclination i12.03°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q1.417 / 4.71 au
Period1,960 d (5.366 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M117.8° / 195.53° / 74.39°
Earth MOID0.406 au
Absolute magnitude H—
Diameter10.6 km
Albedo0.022
Rotation period8.93 h
Spectral type—
Observation arc2003-03-07 → 2026-08-12 · 6,543 observations

Provenance

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/10p-tempel-2 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.