Template talk:Infobox comet

(Predicted

Why does the the comet template say "(predicted)" for the next perihelion? Isn't it obvious that the next one is predicted, not observed? Saros136 (talk) 20:51, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Dimensions

Could we add a dimensions field like Template:Infobox Planet has? -- Kheider (talk) 19:12, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

 Done. My only question is should the size of the nucleus be listed inside of the Orbital characteristics or should there be a separate section for it? -- Kheider (talk) 23:35, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, that's a good point. Perhaps just throw it up in the first section instead. — Huntster (t @ c) 00:36, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

Physical characteristics

Dimensions and Albedo should probably be in a separate "Physical characteristics" section as they have nothing to do with orbital characteristics. -- Kheider (talk) 14:11, 12 November 2014 (UTC)

Orbital elements not in link

The template links to [1] as a reference for the orbital characteristics. For old comets (like C/1811 F1), but also newer ones like C/1989 (Austin) which aren't observable at the moment, this reference contains no information about the comet. In fact, it has no information for non-periodic comets discovered before 1994, and most comets discovered before 2000 are also missing. This leaves the orbital elements unsourced. I suggest to let the template point to [2] instead which includes data for all comets. --Renerpho (talk) 08:16, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

Support. I support Renerpho's proposal. — UnladenSwallow (talk) 23:57, 24 September 2019 (UTC)

Proposal: unify {{infobox planet}} and {{infobox comet}} parameters as much as possible

{{infobox planet}}	{{infobox comet}}
|discovered=	|discovery_date=	Choose one standard parameter name and add it as an alias to the old name. Deprecate the old name.
|observation_arc=	|obs_arc=	Add |observation_arc= to {{infobox comet}} as an alias to |obs_arc=. Deprecate |obs_arc=.
	|obs=	|obs= it too obscure. Add |observations= as an alias to |obs=, add it to {{infobox planet}}. Deprecate |obs=.
	|orbit=	The meaning of |orbit= is not explained in the documentation.
	|semiminor=	Add to {{infobox planet}}.
	|orbital_circ=	The meaning of |orbital_circ= is not explained in the documentation.
	|max_speed=	Add to {{infobox planet}}.
	|min_speed=	Add to {{infobox planet}}.
	|node=	The meaning of |node= is not explained in the documentation. Is it the longitude of ascending node? If yes, then add {{infobox planet}}'s |asc_node= as an alias to |node= and deprecate |node=.
	|peri=	The meaning of |peri= is not explained in the documentation. Is it the argument of perihelion? If yes, then add {{infobox planet}}'s |arg_peri= as an alias to |peri= and deprecate |peri=.
|tisserand=	|tjup=	It is necessary to distinguish TJ from TN (see Tisserand's parameter). Add |tisserand_jupiter= to {{infobox planet}} as an alias to |tisserand=, add it to {{infobox comet}} as an alias to |tjup=. Deprecate |tisserand= and |tjup=.
|moid=	|Earth_moid=	Add |earth_moid= to {{infobox planet}} as an alias to |moid=, add it to {{infobox comet}} as an alias to |Earth_moid=. Deprecate |moid= and |Earth_moid=.
|jupiter_moid=	|Jupiter_moid=	Add |jupiter_moid= to {{infobox comet}} as an alias to |Jupiter_moid=. Deprecate |Jupiter_moid=.
	|last_p=	|last_p= it too obscure. Add |last_perihelion= to {{infobox comet}} as an alias to |last_p=, add it to {{infobox planet}} (makes sense for distant minor planets). Deprecate |last_p=.
	|next_p=	|next_p= it too obscure. Add |next_perihelion= to {{infobox comet}} as an alias to |next_p=, add it to {{infobox planet}} (makes sense for distant minor planets). Deprecate |next_p=.
	|source=	The meaning of |source= is not explained in the documentation. Is it the reference to the source? If yes, then add {{infobox planet}}'s |discovery_ref= as an alias to |source= and deprecate |source=, add {{infobox planet}}'s |orbit_ref= and |physical_ref=.

— UnladenSwallow (talk) 23:50, 24 September 2019 (UTC)

dimensions

The dimensions parameter is not showing up on infoboxes such as 2P/Encke and needs to be fixed. -- Kheider (talk) 10:42, 2 February 2023 (UTC)