C/1718 B1 is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 1.03 AU.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 148.84°
- Perihelion
- 1.025 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 131.9°
- Argument of periapsis
- 6.31°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2348560.90600 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 13
- Data arc
- 18 days
- First observed
- 18 January 1718
- Last observed
- 5 February 1718
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1718 B1
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB