10P/Tempel (2026)

Capture

Seestar s50 72 stacks, 4 Jul 2026

Date

4 July 2026

Location

Camden, NSW

Original

1725 × 3066 px

10P/Tempel 2 is a large comet roughly 10 km in diameter whose orbit features a relatively short period, low inclination, and is controlled by Jupiter’s gravitational effects. It orbits the sun every 1,960 days (5.37 years), coming as close as 1.42 AU and reaching as far as 4.71 AU from the sun. It is not a Near Earth Object and not a potentially hazardous object.

See it in the comets gallery