C/1618 W1 is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 0.39 AU.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 37.2°
- Perihelion
- 0.39 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 81°
- Argument of periapsis
- 287.44°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2312334.35100 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 42
- Data arc
- 53 days
- First observed
- 30 November 1618
- Last observed
- 22 January 1619
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1618 W1
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB