C/1865 B1

C/1865 B1 (Great Southern Comet of 1865)
Discovery
Discovered byFrancis Abbott
Discovery date17 January 1865
Designations
1865 I
Orbital characteristics
Epoch1865-Jan-14.8253[1]
Perihelion0.025844 AU[1]
Eccentricity1.0[1]
Inclination92.4945°[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.

  1. ^ a b c d Kronk, G. W. (2003). "Körber's orbit calculation". Cometography: A Catalog of Comets. Vol. 2: 1800–1899. Cambridge University Press. p. 338. ISBN 0-521-58505-8.