 The Great Comet of 1807 seen from the Philippines, as depicted by Esteban Villanueva during the Basi Revolt | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | the Augustinian friar Parisi at Castrogiovanni[1] |
| Designations | |
| Great Comet of 1807 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | 2381313.7389 1807-Sep-19.2389[2] |
| Aphelion | 285.8 AU[2] |
| Perihelion | 0.6461 AU[2] |
| Semi-major axis | 143.2012 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.9955[2] |
| Orbital period | ~1714 a |
| Inclination | 63.1762°[2] |
C/1807 R1, also known as the Great Comet of 1807, is a long-period comet. It was visible to naked-eye observers in the northern hemisphere from early September 1807 to late December, and is ranked among the great comets due to its exceptional brightness.
- ^ Hind, J. Russell (1852). "1807. The great comet of this year". The comets: a descriptive treatise upon those bodies. London: John W. Parker and Son. p. 154.
- ^ a b c d e "NASA JPL Small-Body Database Browser: C/1807 R1".