C/1240 B1 is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 0.67 AU.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 75.3°
- Perihelion
- 0.668 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 135.1°
- Argument of periapsis
- 331.4°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2173988.10000 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 4
- Data arc
- 22 days
- First observed
- 2 February 1240
- Last observed
- 24 February 1240
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1240 B1
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB