Comet
67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
A periodic comet orbited and landed on by ESA's Rosetta mission.
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- Comet
- Domain
- Scientific connections
- Connections
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- Type: Comet
- Domain: Scientific connections
Orbit & physical parameters
Osculating orbit and physical parameters from the NASA JPL Small-Body Database · Jupiter-family Comet · near-Earth · epoch 2015-10-10 (JD 2457305.5 TDB) · Earth MOID 0.256932 au
| Semi-major axis | 3.462249 ± 1.5490e-7 au | NASA JPL · calculated |
| Eccentricity | 0.640908 ± 2.7465e-8 | NASA JPL · calculated |
| Perihelion distance | 1.243266 ± 9.8827e-8 au | NASA JPL · calculated |
| Aphelion distance | 5.681233 ± 2.5417e-7 au | NASA JPL · calculated |
| Inclination | 7.040295 ± 2.7143e-6 deg | NASA JPL · calculated |
| Longitude of ascending node | 50.135574 ± 2.2800e-5 deg | NASA JPL · calculated |
| Argument of perihelion | 12.79825 ± 2.3028e-5 deg | NASA JPL · calculated |
| Orbital period | 2,353 ± 0.000158 d | NASA JPL · calculated |
| Diameter | 3.4 ± 0.1 km | NASA JPL · catalogued |
| Rotation period | 12.76129 ± 5.0000e-5 h | NASA JPL · catalogued |
Full field-level provenance
- Semi-major axis: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · a · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Davide Farnocchia, 8608 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Eccentricity: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · e · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Davide Farnocchia, 8608 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Perihelion distance: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · q · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Davide Farnocchia, 8608 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Aphelion distance: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · ad · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Davide Farnocchia, 8608 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Inclination: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · i · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Davide Farnocchia, 8608 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Longitude of ascending node: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · om · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Davide Farnocchia, 8608 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Argument of perihelion: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · w · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Davide Farnocchia, 8608 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Orbital period: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · orbit.elements · per · JPL orbit determination (least-squares fit to the observation arc) · calculated · JPL solution by Davide Farnocchia, 8608 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Diameter: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · phys_par · phys.diameter · catalogued value · JPL solution by Davide Farnocchia, 8608 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Rotation period: Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics · JPL SBDB · phys_par · phys.rot_per · catalogued value · JPL solution by Davide Farnocchia, 8608 obs · retrieved 2026-07-11
Orbital elements are a calculated JPL orbit-determination fit, all referred to the single osculating epoch above (solution by Davide Farnocchia); each carries its own uncertainty. Fields the database did not provide are omitted, never invented.
Experience system V6
Comet profile
A trajectory-led view for nucleus, coma, tail, orbit class, and mission or observatory links.
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Measure
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Locate
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9 graph relations shape the knowledge viewport.
- Object type
- Comet
- Graph relations
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- Verified sources
- 1
- Image records
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- Domain
- Scientific connections
- Status
- Graph entity
Scientific map
Orbit context
- Primary orbital anchor
- The Sun
- Measured orbit field
- Orbital distance not recorded in this graph record
Original SVG diagram
Small-body anatomy
- Designation
- 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
- Discovery
- 1969
- Eccentricity
- Not recorded
- Inclination
- Not recorded
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Relationships, not isolated facts
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- Associated withFirst Comet Landing
- Member of groupJupiter-Family Comets
- TargetsRosetta
- Target ofRosetta
- Visited byRosetta
- Orbited byRosetta
- Associated withRosetta and Philae Reach a Comet
- Source reservoirScattered Disc
Image provenance
Photography as evidence
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Solar System
The Sun and the bodies gravitationally bound to it.
space missionRosetta
Comet orbiter & lander · ESA · launched 2004.
comet classJupiter-Family Comets
The most numerous class of periodic comets, whose orbits are shepherded by Jupiter and which originate in the scattered disc beyond Neptune.
minor planet groupScattered Disc
A sparse population of distant icy bodies on eccentric, inclined orbits, gravitationally scattered outward by Neptune — the likely source of many short-period comets.
timeline eventRosetta and Philae Reach a Comet
ESA's Rosetta becomes the first spacecraft to orbit a comet and, with its Philae lander, the first to soft-land on one — comet Churyumov–Gerasimenko.
mission milestoneFirst Comet Landing
Rosetta's Philae lander made the first soft landing on the nucleus of a comet.
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Data
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Data & provenance
- Stable ID
comet:churyumov-gerasimenko- Type
- Comet
- Domain
- Scientific connections
- Relationships
- 9
- Graph version
- 1.0.0
Dataset membership
Open data
In the graph export: graph.json · graph.jsonld
Planned API: GET /api/v0/entities/comet:churyumov-gerasimenko
Scientific quality
Partial3 of 6 applicable dimensions complete, 1 partial
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- Complete
- Source coverage
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- Relationship coverage
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- None
- Citation coverage
- None
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Sources & references
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- ESAEuropean Space Agency
European missions, observatories, and space science imagery.