9P/Tempel 1

9P/Tempel 1 — comet, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore 9P/Tempel 1 in a live 3D Solar System. Follow its calculated motion and inspect real astronomical data, distances and orbital facts.

The first comet humanity ever punched: NASA’s Deep Impact slammed a copper slug into it on 4 July 2005 to read the debris — and Stardust flew back six years later to photograph the scar.

Nucleus

~7.6 × 4.9 km

Period

5.58 years

Famous for

Deep Impact fired a projectile into it, 2005

Revisited

Stardust-NExT photographed the crater, 2011

Explore 9P/Tempel 1 in 3D

Cosmoscope places 9P/Tempel 1 in the Solar System using astronomical ephemeris or orbital elements, updated for the simulation time. Explore its calculated motion, distance and orbital facts in the interactive 3D view. Accuracy depends on the orbital model and its valid time range.