Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Francis Abbott |
Discovery date | 17 January 1865 |
Designations | |
1865 I | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch | 1865-Jan-14.8253[1] |
Perihelion | 0.025844 AU[1] |
Eccentricity | 1.0[1] |
Inclination | 92.4945°[1] |
C/1865 B1 (Great Southern Comet of 1865) was a non-periodic comet, which in 1865 was so bright that it was visible to unaided-eye observations in the Southern Hemisphere. The comet could not be seen from the Northern Hemisphere.