C/1558 P1 is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 0.32 AU.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 76.4°
- Perihelion
- 0.316 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 155.5°
- Argument of periapsis
- 55.5°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2290322.51000 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
- Earth MOID · 73.4 LD
- 0.1885 AU
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 9
- Data arc
- 26 days
- First observed
- 18 August 1558
- Last observed
- 13 September 1558
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1558 P1
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB