C/1960 Y1 (Candy)

For the asteroid of the same name, see 3015 Candy.
C/1960 Y1 (Candy)
Comet Candy photographed from the US Naval Observatory on 13 January 1961
Discovery[1]
Discovered byMichael P. Candy
Discovery date26 December 1960
Designations
1960n[2]
1961 II
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch9 January 1961 (JD 2437308.5)
Observation arc8 days
Earliest precovery date17 December 1960
Number of
observations		8
Aphelion29.004 AU
Perihelion0.9303 AU
Semi-major axis15.025 AU
Eccentricity0.93034
Orbital period58.243 years
Inclination151.175°
177.293°
Argument of
periapsis		138.765°
Last perihelion8 February 1961
TJupiter–0.746
Earth MOID0.1522 AU
Jupiter MOID0.1628 AU
Physical characteristics[3][4]
Comet total
magnitude (M1)		7.9
Comet nuclear
magnitude (M2)		16.5
8.0
(1961 apparition)

Candy's Comet, also known as C/1960 Y1 by its modern nomenclature, is a Halley-type comet with a 58-year retrograde orbit around the Sun. It is the first comet to have its orbit calculated by its own discoverer.[5]

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