Template:Infobox comet/doc

This template is intended for use on articles about comets.

Usage

{{Infobox comet | name = | image = | caption = | discovery_ref = | discoverer = | discoverery_site = | discovery_date = | mpc_name = <!--(Minor Planet Center's designation)--> | designations = <!--(Alternative names and old-style designations)--> | orbit_ref = | epoch = | observation_arc = | earliest_precovery_date = | obs = | orbit = | aphelion = | perihelion = | semimajor = | semiminor = | orbital_circ = | eccentricity = | period = | avg_speed = | max_speed = | min_speed = | inclination = | asc_node = | arg_peri = | long_peri = | tjup = | Earth_moid = | Jupiter_moid = | physical_ref = | dimensions = <!--(Uni/bi/tri-axial dimensions)--> | mean_diameter = <!--(For large, spheroidal minor planets)--> | mean_radius = <!--(For planets & large, spheroidal minor planets)--> | equatorial_radius = | polar_radius = | flattening = | circumference = | surface_area = | volume = | mass = | density = | surface_grav = <!--(Equatorial surface gravity)--> | moment_of_inertia_factor = <!--(Moment of inertia factor)--> | escape_velocity = | sidereal_day = | rot_velocity = <!--(Rotational velocity)--> | rotation = <!--(Rotation period)--> | axial_tilt = | right_asc_north_pole = <!--(North pole right ascension)--> | declination = <!--(North pole declination)--> | pole_ecliptic_lat = <!--(Pole ecliptic latitude)--> | pole_ecliptic_lon = <!--(Pole ecliptic longitude)--> | albedo = | spectral_type = <!--asteroid spectral class, color indices, etc.--> | M1 = | M2 = | magnitude = <!--apparent magnitude--> | last_p = | next_p = | b_semimajor = <!--barycentric semimajor axis, generally used only for long-period or hyperbolic comets --> | b_period = }}

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)
Designations
Alternative designations	Halley's Comet, Comet Halley
Orbital characteristics
Epoch	2449400.5 (17 February 1994)
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°
Longitude of perihelion	169.752°
Last perihelion	9 February 1986
Next perihelion	28 July 2061
TJupiter	−0.605
Earth MOID	0.064 AU
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	11 km
Geometric albedo	0.04
Comet total magnitude (M1)	5.5
Comet nuclear magnitude (M2)	13.6

{{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
}}