Great Comet of 1823

C/1823 Y1 (De Bréauté-Pons)
Coma and twin tails of the Great Comet of 1823.
Discovery
Discovered byNell de Bréauté
Jean-Louis Pons
Discovery date29 December 1823
Designations
Great Comet of 1823
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch15 February 1824 (JD 2387306.5)
Observation arc67 days
Number of
observations		200
Perihelion0.2267 AU
Eccentricity~1.000
Inclination103.819°
305.505°
Argument of
periapsis		28.487°
Last perihelion9 December 1823
Comet total
magnitude (M1)		6.5[2]

The Great Comet of 1823, also designated C/1823 Y1 or Comet De Bréauté-Pons, was a bright comet visible from December 1823 to April 1824.

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