C/1661 C1 is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 0.44 AU.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 33.02°
- Perihelion
- 0.443 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 86.56°
- Argument of periapsis
- 33.45°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2327754.88100 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 3
- Data arc
- 35 days
- First observed
- 3 February 1661
- Last observed
- 10 March 1661
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1661 C1
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB