Tempel 1
short-period comet
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Tempel 1
Summary
Tempel 1 is a Jupiter-family comet[1]. It draws 400 Wikipedia views per month (jupiter_family_comet category, ranking #2 of 8).[2]
Key Facts
- Tempel 1 is credited with the discovery of Wilhelm Tempel[3].
- Tempel 1's instance of is recorded as Jupiter-family comet[4].
- Tempel 1's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Marseille Observatory[5].
- Wilhelm Tempel is named after Tempel 1[6].
- Tempel 1's Commons category is recorded as Comet Tempel 1[7].
- Tempel 1's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
- Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 XIX[9].
- Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 I[10].
- Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 1982j[11].
- Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 II[12].
- Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 9P/1972 A1[13].
- Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 V[14].
- Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 9P/1967 L1[15].
- Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 1966 VII[16].
- Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 1879b[17].
- Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 9P/1873 G1[18].
- Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 1873a[19].
- Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 9P/1867 G1[20].
- Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 1867 II[21].
- Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 9P/1987e1[22].
- Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 XI[23].
- Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 1977i[24].
- Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 1972a[25].
- Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 1873 I[26].
- Tempel 1's time of discovery or invention is recorded as April 3, 1867[27].
Body
Definition and Type
Tempel 1's instance of is recorded as Jupiter-family comet[4].
Origins
Wilhelm Tempel is named after Tempel 1[6].
Why It Matters
Tempel 1 draws 400 Wikipedia views per month (jupiter_family_comet category, ranking #2 of 8).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]