Dataset
Comets Dataset
Comets of the Solar System.
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- Version
- 1.0.0
- Entities
- 21
- Last generated
- 2026-06-29
- License
- CC BY-SA 4.0
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- — (published at release)
Sample (21 of 21)
| Name | Type | ID |
|---|---|---|
| 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko | Comet | comet:churyumov-gerasimenko |
| Borrelly | Comet | comet:borrelly |
| Comet Hale–Bopp | Comet | comet:hale-bopp |
| Comet Hyakutake | Comet | comet:hyakutake |
| Comet NEOWISE | Comet | comet:comet-neowise |
| Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 | Comet | comet:shoemaker-levy-9 |
| Comet Swift–Tuttle | Comet | comet:swift-tuttle |
| Encke | Comet | comet:encke |
| Giacobini–Zinner | Comet | comet:giacobini-zinner |
| Grigg–Skjellerup | Comet | comet:grigg-skjellerup |
| Halley's Comet | Comet | comet:halleys-comet |
| Hartley 2 | Comet | comet:hartley-2 |
| Ikeya–Seki | Comet | comet:ikeya-seki |
| Lovejoy | Comet | comet:lovejoy |
| McNaught | Comet | comet:mcnaught |
| Schwassmann–Wachmann 3 | Comet | comet:schwassmann-wachmann-3 |
| Siding Spring | Comet | comet:siding-spring |
| Tempel 1 | Comet | comet:tempel-1 |
| Tempel–Tuttle | Comet | comet:tempel-tuttle |
| Thatcher | Comet | comet:thatcher |
| Wild 2 | Comet | comet:wild-2 |
Scientific citations
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- DatasetJPL Solar System Dynamics
Solar System Dynamics
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Caltech)
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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Caltech) (n.d.). JPL Solar System Dynamics. Solar System Dynamics. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Caltech). https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/ @misc{cite:jpl-solar-system-dynamics, title = {JPL Solar System Dynamics}, organization = {NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Caltech)}, howpublished = {Solar System Dynamics}, year = {n.d.}, url = {https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/}, note = {Ephemerides, orbital elements, and physical data for Solar System bodies.} } - CatalogueMinor Planet Center
IAU Minor Planet Center (SAO)
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IAU Minor Planet Center (SAO) (n.d.). Minor Planet Center. IAU Minor Planet Center (SAO). https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/ @misc{cite:minor-planet-center, title = {Minor Planet Center}, organization = {IAU Minor Planet Center (SAO)}, year = {n.d.}, url = {https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/}, note = {Orbits and designations for asteroids and comets.} } - Archive pageHalley's Comet — JPL Small-Body Database
NASA JPL (Caltech)
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NASA JPL (Caltech) (n.d.). Halley's Comet — JPL Small-Body Database. NASA JPL (Caltech). https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html @misc{cite:jpl-comet-halleys-comet, title = {Halley's Comet — JPL Small-Body Database}, organization = {NASA JPL (Caltech)}, year = {n.d.}, url = {https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html}, note = {Orbit and physical data for Halley's Comet.} } - Institutional pageHalley's Comet — NASA Science
NASA
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NASA (n.d.). Halley's Comet — NASA Science. NASA. https://science.nasa.gov/ @misc{cite:nasa-comet-halleys-comet, title = {Halley's Comet — NASA Science}, organization = {NASA}, year = {n.d.}, url = {https://science.nasa.gov/}, note = {NASA overview of Halley's Comet.} }
Source references
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- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.
- Minor Planet CenterIAU Minor Planet Center
Designations and orbits of asteroids, comets, and minor bodies.