C/1742 C1 is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 0.77 AU.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 112.95°
- Perihelion
- 0.766 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 189.2°
- Argument of periapsis
- 328.04°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2357351.19600 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 100
- Data arc
- 62 days
- First observed
- 5 March 1742
- Last observed
- 6 May 1742
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1742 C1
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB