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This template is intended for use on articles about comets.

Usage

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{{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

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1P/Halley
A color image of Comet Halley, shown flying to the left aligned flat against the sky
Discovery
Discovered byPrehistoric; named after Edmond Halley
Discovery date1758 (first predicted perihelion)
Designations
Halley's Comet, Comet Halley
Orbital characteristics
Epoch2449400.5
(17 February 1994)
Number of
observations
7,428
Aphelion35.0823 AU
Perihelion0.585978 AU
Semi-major axis17.8341 AU
Eccentricity0.967143
Orbital period75.32 a
Inclination162.263°
Longitude of
perihelion
169.752°
Last perihelion9 February 1986
Next perihelion28 July 2061
TJupiter−0.605
Earth MOID0.064 AU
Physical characteristics
Dimensions11 km
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
}}