C/1746 P1 is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 2.2 AU.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 100.86°
- Perihelion
- 2.199 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 150.85°
- Argument of periapsis
- 230.29°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2359200.41500 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 30
- Data arc
- 114 days
- First observed
- 13 August 1746
- Last observed
- 5 December 1746
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1746 P1
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB