C/1729 P1 is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 4.05 AU.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 77.1°
- Perihelion
- 4.051 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 314.39°
- Argument of periapsis
- 10.4°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2352731.14800 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 3
- Data arc
- 135 days
- First observed
- 3 September 1729
- Last observed
- 16 January 1730
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1729 P1
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB