Template:Infobox comet/doc

This template is intended for use on articles about comets.

Usage

{{Infobox comet | name = | image = | caption = | discoverer = | discovery_date = | designations = <!-- please use for old-style designations only --> | epoch = | aphelion = | perihelion = | semimajor = | semiminor = | orbital_circ = | eccentricity = | period = | avg_speed = | max_speed = | min_speed = | inclination = | last_p = | next_p = | source = }}

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)
Alternative designations:	Halley's Comet, Comet Halley
Orbital characteristics A
Epoch:	2449400.5 (17 February 1994)
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°
Last perihelion:	9 February 1986
Next perihelion:	28 July 2061

{{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)
| 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°
| last_p         = 9 February 1986
| next_p         = 28 July 2061
}}