C/1664 W1 is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 1.03 AU.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 158.7°
- Perihelion
- 1.026 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 86.05°
- Argument of periapsis
- 310.68°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2329162.48300 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 30
- Data arc
- 61 days
- First observed
- 14 December 1664
- Last observed
- 13 February 1665
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1664 W1
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB