&sq=&lang=&file=File:Comet_2017T1_Heinze_skypath.png) Path of C/2017 T1 (Heinze) in sky. It is closest to Earth on Jan 4, 2018 and passed over the north pole as it approaches perihelion. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Ari Heinze |
| Discovery date | October 2, 2017 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | 2458083.5 |
| Perihelion | 0.58063929 AU |
| Eccentricity | 1.000290608 |
| Inclination | 96.831860° |
| Next perihelion | 21 February 2018 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 132628150151 | |
C/2017 T1 (Heinze) is a near parabolic comet that passed closest to Earth on January 4, 2018, at a distance of 0.22 AU. It was discovered on 10/2/2017 by Ari Heinze of the University of Hawaiʻi. Perihelion was on February 21, 2018, and it was expected peak magnitude about 8.8.[1]
- ^ Comet Heinze (C/2017 T1): A Binocular Comet for the New Year? Bob King, November 1, 2017