C/1964 N1 (Ikeya)

C/1964 N1 (Ikeya)
Photograph of the comet Ikeya on 27 July 1964
Discovery
Discovered byKaoru Ikeya
Discovery date3 July 1964
Designations
1964f
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch1964-Jul-28.0
Observation arc56 days
Number of
observations
36
Aphelion110.97 AU
Perihelion0.822 AU
Semi-major axis55.90 AU
Eccentricity0.9853
Orbital period418 years
Inclination171.92°
269.95°
Argument of
periapsis
290.77°
Last perihelion1 August 1964
Earth MOID0.041 AU
Jupiter MOID0.27 AU
Comet nuclear
magnitude (M2)
16.0

C/1964 N1 (Ikeya), also known as Comet 1964f, is a long period comet discovered by Kaoru Ikeya on 3 July 1964. The comet last passed perihelion on 1 August 1964, when it reached an apparent magnitude of 2.7.[2]

  1. ^ "Small-Body Database Lookup: C/1964 N1 (Ikeya)". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov.
  2. ^ "Brightest comets seen since 1935". www.icq.eps.harvard.edu. Retrieved 9 March 2023.