C/1557 T1 is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 0.5 AU.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 42°
- Perihelion
- 0.5 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 212°
- Argument of periapsis
- 94°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2290016.50000 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 3
- Data arc
- 19 days
- First observed
- 10 October 1557
- Last observed
- 29 October 1557
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1557 T1
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB