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Great Southern Comet of 1880

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C/1880 C1
(Great Southern Comet of 1880)
Illustration of the Great Comet of 1880 from a Scientific American article in May 1880[1]
Discovery
Discovery date31 January 1880
Designations
1880a[2]
1880 I
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch14 February 1880 (JD 2407759.5)
Observation arc5 days
Number of
observations		7
Orbit typeKreutz sungrazer
Aphelion0.0054 AU
Semi-major axis–520.91 AU
Eccentricity1.0000103
Avg. orbital speed575 km/s
Inclination144.759°
8.448°
Argument of
periapsis		86.685°
Last perihelion28 January 1880
Earth MOID0.5541 AU
Jupiter MOID2.9694 AU
Physical characteristics[4]
3.0
(1880 apparition)

The Great Southern Comet of 1880, formally designated as C/1880 C1 in modern nomenclature, is a comet that became visible in the naked eye throughout the Southern hemisphere in February 1880. It is notable for being classified as a "great comet" not by its apparent magnitude, but by its prominent tail.

Discovery and observation

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Orbit

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References

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  1. ^ "THE GREAT SOUTHERN COMET". Scientific American. 42 (19): 293. 8 May 1880. JSTOR 26073185.
  2. ^ "Comet Names and Designations". International Comet Quarterly. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  3. ^ "C/1880 C1 (Great southern comet) – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  4. ^ J. E. Bortle (1998). "The Bright Comet Chronicles". International Comet Quarterly. Retrieved 17 November 2024.


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