C/1538 A1 is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 0.15 AU.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 42.46°
- Perihelion
- 0.148 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 356.2°
- Argument of periapsis
- 287.7°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2282810.82000 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 5
- Data arc
- 8 days
- First observed
- 17 January 1538
- Last observed
- 25 January 1538
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1538 A1
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB