Wild 2 in 3D: live position and orbit

A comet about 4 kilometres across. NASA’s Stardust flew past it in January 2004, collected particles of its dust and returned them to Earth in January 2006.

Wild 2 is shown at its real position, computed from NASA/JPL ephemeris data. The view opens on Wild 2; you can travel in time, switch between the educational overview and the true-scale voyage, and compare it with every other body of the solar system.

Radius

2.0 km¹ (derived value)

Mean distance from the Sun

3.451 AU² (derived value)

Orbital period

2 341 days² (derived value)

Known moons

0 (as of October 2026)¹

Missions

• Stardust Mission

Sources

1. NASA JPL Solar System Dynamics, Small-Body Database. read 2026-09-17. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html
2. NASA JPL Solar System Dynamics, Horizons System (osculating orbital elements). read 2026-09-17. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons/