
10P/Tempel, also known as Tempel 2, is a Jupiter-family comet with a 5.36-year orbit around the Sun. It was discovered on 4 July 1873 by Wilhelm Tempel. At the perihelion passage on 2 August 2026 the solar elongation is calculated at 164 degrees, with apparent magnitude approximately 8, with closest approach to Earth on 3 August 2026 at a distance of .
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10P/Tempel, also known as Tempel 2, is a Jupiter-family comet with a 5.36-year orbit around the Sun. It was discovered on 4 July 1873 by Wilhelm Tempel. At the perihelion passage on 2 August 2026 the solar elongation is calculated at 164 degrees, with apparent magnitude approximately 8, with closest approach to Earth on 3 August 2026 at a distance of .
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 0.9em;" |+10P/Tempel closest Earth approach on 2026-Aug-03 ! Date & time ofclosest approach ! Earth distance(AU) ! Sun distance(AU) ! Velocitywrt Earth(km/s) ! Velocitywrt Sun(km/s) ! Uncertaintyregion(3-sigma) ! Reference |- | 2026-Aug-03 20:56 || || || 6.5 || 31.0 || ± 200 km || Horizons |}
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