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About the Object	Object Name: Tempel 1 Object Type: Comet Distance: 3.5 AU from Spitzer (at time of observation) Rotation period: 40 hours Albedo: 0.04
About the Data	Instrument: IRS Exposure Dates: 25-27 March 2004 Exposure Time: 25 sec per sky position (IRS peak-up array) Release Date: 02 June 2005
Observers	C. M. Lisse (University of Maryland) M. F. AÕHearn (University of Maryland) O. Groussin (University of Maryland) Y. R. Ferna«ndez (University of Hawaii) M. J. S. Belton (Belton Space Exploration Initatives) J. E. van Cleve (Ball Aerospace, Boulder) V. Charmandaris (Cornell University) K. J. Meech (University of Hawaii) C. McGleam (University of Maryland)

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