21P/Giacobini-Zinner Comet

21P/Giacobini-Zinner — comet with 6.55-year orbit, 2 km nucleus. Parent body of Draconid meteor shower. First comet visited by spacecraft (ICE 1985).

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Data

Nucleus size2 km
Orbital period6.55 years
Perihelion1.034 AU
Aphelion5.994 AU
Eccentricity0.7061
Discovered1900
Next perihelion2025-Mar-16
CompositionH2O ice, CO2, CO, Dust

Details

Parent body of Draconid meteor shower. First comet visited by spacecraft (ICE 1985).

Sources / 数据来源

JPL Small-Body Database / IAU Minor Planet Center

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