Comet · Periodic comet
Borrelly
19P/Borrelly
- Type
- Periodic comet
NASA/University of Michigan · NASA media (public domain)
Overview
Scientific overview
Borrelly is a periodic comet in orbit around The Sun.
Orbit
- Orbital period
- 6.8 years
Gallery
Jets on Comet Borrelly
This very long exposure was taken by NASA Deep Space 1 to show detailed structures in the faint parts of comet Borrelly inner coma.
2001
NASA/JPL · NASA media (public domain)
Observation
How this was captured
- Source
- NASA
- Observation date
- 2001-11-03
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- 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.
- NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.