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C/1652 Y1

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C/1652 Y1
Discovery
Discovered byDiego Rodríguez
Discovery date14 December 1652
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch13 November 1652 (JD 2324757.653)
Observation arc18 days
Number of
observations
54
Perihelion0.8475 AU
Eccentricity~1.000
Inclination79.461°
93.001°
Argument of
periapsis
300.19°
Last perihelion13 November 1652

C/1652 Y1 was a naked-eye comet observed, among others, by Jan van Riebeeck. First spotted on December 14, 1652, in Mexico City, by Novohispano friar Diego Rodríguez,[2] and next sighted on December 16, 1652, by Dutch observers at Pernambuco (Brazil).[3]

As of June 2008 the comet was about 280 AU from the Sun (very approximate due to poorly determined orbit).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "C/1652 Y1 – JPL Small-Body Database Browser". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  2. ^ E. Priani-Saisó; R. A. González-Lópezlira; L. Loinard (2024). "Observations of the Comet of 1652 (C/1652 Y1) from New Spain: between Empirical Measurements and Theory". Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage. 27 (1): 73–90. Bibcode:2024JAHH...27...73S. doi:10.3724/SP.J.1440-2807.2024.01.06.
  3. ^ Frederik Muller (1863). De Nederlandsche Geschiedenis in Platen: Beredeneerde Beschrijving van Nederlandsche Historieplaten [Dutch History in Plates: Reasoned Description of Dutch History Plates]. Amsterdam. ISBN 978-1-362-95692-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) nr. 2059