Comet · 21P/Giacobini–Zinner

Giacobini–Zinner

A Jupiter-family comet, parent of the Draconid meteor shower, and the first comet ever visited by a spacecraft — NASA's ICE probe flew through its tail in 1985.

Comets

Classification & origin

Class:Jupiter-Family Comets

Source reservoir:Scattered Disc

Meteor shower: Parent of the Draconid meteor shower.

Knowledge connections

Member of groupJupiter-Family Comets
Source reservoirScattered Disc

Sources

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NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.

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