Template:Infobox comet/doc

This template is intended for use on articles about comets.

Usage

{{Infobox comet | name = | image = | caption = | discoverer = | discovery_date = | designations = <!-- please use for old-style designations only --> | epoch = | obs_arc = | obs = | orbit = | aphelion = | perihelion = | semimajor = | semiminor = | orbital_circ = | eccentricity = | period = | avg_speed = | max_speed = | min_speed = | inclination = | node = | peri = | long_peri = | tjup = | Earth_moid = | Jupiter_moid = | dimensions = | albedo = | M1 = | M2 = | last_p = | next_p = | b_semimajor = <!--barycentric semimajor axis, generally used only for long-period or hyperbolic comets --> | b_period = | source = }}

Example

1P/Halley

A color image of Comet Halley, shown flying to the left aligned flat against the sky
Discovery
Discovered by	Prehistoric; named after Edmond Halley
Discovery date	1758 (first predicted perihelion)
Alternative designations	Halley's Comet, Comet Halley
Orbital characteristics A
Epoch	2449400.5 (17 February 1994)
Observation arc	158.39 years
Number of observations	7,428
Aphelion	35.0823 AU
Perihelion	0.585978 AU
Semi-major axis	17.8341 AU
Eccentricity	0.967143
Orbital period	75.32 a
Inclination	162.263°
Node	58.420°
Argument of periapsis	111.332°
Longitude of perihelion	169.752°
TJupiter	−0.605
Earth MOID	0.064 AU
Dimensions	11 km
Nucleus albedo	0.04
Comet total magnitude (M1)	5.5
Comet nuclear magnitude (M2)	13.6
Last perihelion	9 February 1986
Next perihelion	28 July 2061

{{Infobox comet
| name           = 1P/Halley
| image          = [[File:Lspn comet halley.jpg|250px]]
| caption        = A color image of Comet Halley, shown flying to the left aligned flat against the sky
| discoverer     = Prehistoric; named after [[Edmond Halley]]
| discovery_date = 1758 (first ''predicted'' perihelion)
| designations   = Halley's Comet, Comet Halley
| epoch          = 2449400.5 <br /> (17 February 1994)
| obs_arc        = 158.39 years
| obs            = 7,428
| aphelion       = 35.0823 [[Astronomical unit|AU]]
| perihelion     = 0.585978 AU
| semimajor      = 17.8341 AU
| semiminor      = 
| orbital_circ   = 
| eccentricity   = 0.967143
| period         = 75.32 [[Julian year (astronomy)|a]]
| avg_speed      = 
| max_speed      = 
| min_speed      = 
| inclination    = 162.263°
| node           = 58.420°
| peri           = 111.332°
| long_peri      = 169.752°
| tjup           = −0.605
| Earth_moid     = 0.064 AU
| dimensions     = 11 km
| M1             = 5.5
| M2             = 13.6
| last_p         = 9 February 1986
| next_p         = 28 July 2061
}}