Tempel is a comet in the Comet orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.69 AU to 321.88 AU from the Sun.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 161.285 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.9957
- Inclination
- 98.3°
- Perihelion
- 0.691 AU
- Aphelion
- 321.879 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 148.93°
- Argument of periapsis
- 242.89°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2404800.5
- Orbit class · COM
- Comet
- Tisserand (Jupiter)
- -0.116
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 57
- Data arc
- 110 days
- First observed
- 3 November 1871
- Last observed
- 21 February 1872
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1871 V1
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB