☄️ Named CometID: comet-67p · VSOP87 Real-Time Ephemeris
67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Historic comet visited by ESA's Rosetta spacecraft and the Philae lander, which made the first touchdown on a comet nucleus.
Distance from Earth (Live)
0.2400 AU
3,590만 km (35,903,489 km)
Light Travel Time
1m 60s
Speed of Light
Perihelion Distance
1.24 AU
Period: 2,345 d
Equatorial Radius
2 km
Gravity: 약 0.001 m/s²
Eccentricity / Inc
e=0.64 / 7.04°
Moons: 0
Surface Temp
-70°C to -40°C
🔭 Discoverer & Orbital Period
Klim Churyumov & Svetlana Gerasimenko (1969)
Period 6.42 yrs (Jupiter-family Comet · Next Perihelion 2028)
🔬 Astrophysical Deep Analysis & Key Features
- • Contact binary 'rubber duck' shape where amino acids (glycine) were detected.
🔭 Recommended Telescope & Astrophotography Gear for 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
To capture the extended dust and ion tails of a comet, wide-field astronomy binoculars (10×50 or 15×70), fast ED apochromatic refractors (70–100mm f/5), or smart telescopes (ZWO Seestar S50) paired with cooled CMOS cameras deliver the best signal-to-noise ratio.