Comet
The parent body of the annual Perseid meteor shower, with a nucleus larger than the object believed to have ended the dinosaurs.
| Type | Comet |
|---|---|
| Distance from the Sun | 26.09 AU |
| Diameter | 26 km |
| Mass | 5.50 × 10^15 kg |
| Temperature | -218°C |
| Orbital period | 48,679 days |
| Rotation period | 67.2 hours |
| Apparent magnitude | 4.5 |
| Redshift | 0 |
| Discovered | 1862 |