Tempel 1

Summary

Tempel 1 is a Jupiter-family comet^[1]. It draws 100 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 image is recorded as PIA02142 Tempel 1 bottom sharped.jpg^[4].
• Tempel 1's instance of is recorded as Jupiter-family comet^[5].
• Tempel 1's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Marseille Observatory^[6].
• Wilhelm Tempel is named after Tempel 1^[7].
• Tempel 1's GND ID is recorded as 7632716-4^[8].
• Tempel 1's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85133692^[9].
• Tempel 1's Commons category is recorded as Comet Tempel 1^[10].
• Tempel 1's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 XIX^[12].
• Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 I^[13].
• Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 1982j^[14].
• Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 II^[15].
• Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 9P/1972 A1^[16].
• Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 V^[17].
• Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 9P/1967 L1^[18].
• Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 1966 VII^[19].
• Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 1879b^[20].
• Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 9P/1873 G1^[21].
• Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 1873a^[22].
• Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 9P/1867 G1^[23].
• Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 1867 II^[24].
• Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 9P/1987e1^[25].
• Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 XI^[26].
• Tempel 1's provisional designation is recorded as 1977i^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Tempel 1 is credited with the discovery of Wilhelm Tempel^[3].

Why It Matters

Tempel 1 draws 100 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 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]