10P/Tempel

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10P/Tempel
Discovery
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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