Rosetta’s target comet, 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, is about 4 kilometres wide.
How long does Churyumov Gerasimenko take to orbit the sun?
2,351 days
67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko/Orbital period
What is special about Comet 67P?
Like many of the small, icy comets in our solar system, 67P has two distinct lobes. Astronomers believe double-lobed comets like this one formed during slow collisions of icy debris in the early stages of our solar system’s formation, some 4.5 billion years ago.
How big is the comet 67P?
1.2427 mi
67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko/Radius
How big is the Comet 67P?
How far away is Comet 67P?
63,529,554 kilometers
The distance of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Earth is currently 63,529,554 kilometers, equivalent to 0.424669 Astronomical Units.
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How far is comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Earth?
The distance of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Earth is currently 107,281,704 kilometers, equivalent to 0.717134 Astronomical Units . Light takes 5 minutes and 57.8532 seconds to travel from Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and arrive to us.
What is the size of Churyumov-Gerasimenko?
Churyumov–Gerasimenko is approximately 4.3 by 4.1 km (2.7 by 2.5 mi) at its longest and widest dimensions. It was first observed on photographic plates in 1969 by Soviet astronomers Klim Ivanovych Churyumov and Svetlana Ivanovna Gerasimenko, after whom it is named.
Who discovered comet 67P/Churyumov?
Klim Ivanovic Churyumov found an image of this comet while examining a photographic plate of another comet (32P/Comas Solá) taken by Svetlana Ivanova Gerasimenko on 11 September 1969. Comet 67P/ Churyumov-Gerasimenko made history as the first comet to be orbited and landed upon by robots from Earth.
How long did Rosetta chase down comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko?
ESA’s Rosetta mission chased down Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko for ten years. The comet is a regular visitor to the inner Solar System, orbiting the Sun once every 6.5 years between the orbits of Jupiter and Earth. Like all comets, Churyumov-Gerasimenko is named after its discoverers.
