67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

Summary

67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko is a Jupiter-family comet^[1]. 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko draws 481 Wikipedia views per month (jupiter_family_comet category, ranking #1 of 8).^[2]

Key Facts

• 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko is credited with the discovery of Klim Churyumov^[3].
• 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko is credited with the discovery of Svetlana Gerasimenko^[4].
• 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko's image is recorded as 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko - Rosetta (32755885495).png^[5].
• 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko's instance of is recorded as Jupiter-family comet^[6].
• 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[7].
• 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko's instance of is recorded as contact binary^[8].
• 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Tian Shan Astronomical Observatory^[9].
• Klim Churyumov is named after 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko^[10].
• Svetlana Gerasimenko is named after 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko^[11].
• 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315590607^[12].
• 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko's GND ID is recorded as 1160044120^[13].
• 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2007006983^[14].
• 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko's Commons category is recorded as 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko^[15].
• 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[16].
• 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko's provisional designation is recorded as 1988i^[17].
• 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 VIII^[18].
• 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko's provisional designation is recorded as 67P/1975 P1^[19].
• 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 VII^[20].
• 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko's provisional designation is recorded as 67P/1969 R1^[21].
• 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko's provisional designation is recorded as 1969h^[22].
• 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 VI^[23].
• 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko's provisional designation is recorded as 1982f^[24].
• 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko's provisional designation is recorded as 1969 IV^[25].
• 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko's provisional designation is recorded as 1975i^[26].
• 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1969-10-22T00:00:00Z^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Klim Churyumov^[3], an astronomer^[28], 1937–2016^[29], of Soviet Union^[30], awarded the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class^[31], specialised in astronomy^[32] and Svetlana Gerasimenko^[4], an astronomer^[33], 1945–2025^[34], of Soviet Union^[35], specialised in astronomy^[36].

Why It Matters

67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko draws 481 Wikipedia views per month (jupiter_family_comet category, ranking #1 of 8).^[2] 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]