19P/Borrelly size and scale context

19P/Borrelly is the bowling-pin-shaped comet nucleus that NASA's Deep Space 1 probe imaged in 2001 — only the second comet ever seen up close, with a dark, ridged surface and bright jets erupting from a smooth central region. Read its scale context, comparisons, and journey links on the canonical object page.

67P/Churyumov–GerasimenkoComet nucleus·6 km
9P/Tempel 1Comet nucleus·7.6 km
19P/BorrellyComet nucleus·8 km
52246 DonaldjohansonC-type main-belt asteroid·8.8 km

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