Tempel is a comet in the Comet orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.71 AU to 1,259.62 AU from the Sun.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 630.163 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.9989
- Inclination
- 78.08°
- Perihelion
- 0.706 AU
- Aphelion
- 1,259.62 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 99.39°
- Argument of periapsis
- 357.21°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2401800.5
- Orbit class · COM
- Comet
- Tisserand (Jupiter)
- 0.223
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 58
- Data arc
- 92 days
- First observed
- 10 November 1863
- Last observed
- 10 February 1864
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1863 V1
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB