 The comet of 1472 depicted in the Nuremberg Chronicle (1493) | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovery date | 25 December 1471 |
| Designations | |
| Great Comet of 1472 | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch | 1 March 1472 (JD 2258765.939) |
| Observation arc | 12 days |
| Number of observations | 3 |
| Perihelion | 0.4859 AU |
| Eccentricity | ~1.000 |
| Inclination | 170.866° |
| 292.873° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 245.728° |
| Last perihelion | 1 March 1472 |
The Great Comet of 1472 (designated C/1471 Y1 in modern nomenclature) was visible from Christmas Day 1471 to 1 March 1472 (Julian Calendar), for a total of 59 days.[2] The comet passed 0.07 AU from Earth on 22 January 1472, closer than any other great comet in modern times.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
jplwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Donald K. Yeomans, Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Great Comets in History, 2007.
- ^ Stoyan, Ronald; Dunlop, Storm (2015). Atlas of Great Comets. Cambridge University Press. pp. 49–50. doi:10.1017/CBO9781316145166.010.