C/1975 V1 (West)

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Alternative designations: 1976 VI, 1975n
Aphelion: 1,500 AU (inbound)
Apparent magnitude: –3.0 (1976 apparition)
Argument of periapsis: 358.43°
Comet total magnitude (M1): 5.6
Discovered by: Richard M. West

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Observational history

Richard M. West
European Southern Observatory
Perihelion
Forward scattering Forward scatter
Apparent magnitude
Comet Kohoutek
The New York Times
Dr. Marsden Brian G. Marsden
Walter Sullivan Walter Sullivan (journalist)
Great Comet of 1882
Kreutz Sungrazing Kreutz Sungrazers
Schwassmann–Wachmann-3 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann
C/1999 S4
57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte

Orbit

Parabolic trajectory
Orbital period
Best-fit Curve fitting
Splitting event Comet nucleus
Perturbation Perturbation (astronomy)
SAO Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

Physical characteristics

Magnesium
Carbon
1P/Halley
Hale–Bopp C/1995 O1
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CN Cyanogen
C3 Tricarbon
CH Hydrocarbon
NH2 Amine

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Nodes37

Edges36

Triples21

Avg. degree1.95

Density0.054054

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C/1975 V1 (West)

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Alternative designations · 1

C/1975 V1 (West) → 1976 VI, 1975n

Aphelion · 1

C/1975 V1 (West) → 1,500 AU (inbound)

Apparent magnitude · 1

C/1975 V1 (West) → –3.0 (1976 apparition)

Argument of periapsis · 1

C/1975 V1 (West) → 358.43°

Comet total magnitude (M1) · 1

C/1975 V1 (West) → 5.6

Discovered by · 1

C/1975 V1 (West) → Richard M. West

Discovery date · 1

C/1975 V1 (West) → 10 August 1975

Discovery site · 1

C/1975 V1 (West) → European Southern Observatory

Earth MOID · 1

C/1975 V1 (West) → 0.555 AU

Eccentricity · 1

C/1975 V1 (West) → 0.99997

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Important terminology

comet 1976 west 1975 v1 perihelion vi sun observations 1975n great march observed split one solar citation needed european southern

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Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
C/1975 V1 (West)	Alternative designations	1976 VI, 1975n	1.00	infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)	Aphelion	1,500 AU (inbound)	1.00	infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)	Apparent magnitude	–3.0 (1976 apparition)	1.00	infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)	Argument of periapsis	358.43°	1.00	infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)	Comet total magnitude (M1)	5.6	1.00	infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)	Discovered by	Richard M. West	1.00	infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)	Discovery date	10 August 1975	1.00	infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)	Discovery site	European Southern Observatory	1.00	infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)	Earth MOID	0.555 AU	1.00	infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)	Eccentricity	0.99997	1.00	infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)	Epoch	10 May 1976 (JD 2442908.5)	1.00	infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)	Inclination	43.074°	1.00	infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)	Jupiter MOID	1.194 AU	1.00	infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)	Last perihelion	25 February 1976	1.00	infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)	Longitude of ascending node	118.92°	1.00	infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)	Mean radius	1.485 km (0.923 mi)[a]	1.00	infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)	Number of observations	113	1.00	infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)	Observation arc	199 days	1.00	infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)	Orbital period	~558,000 years	1.00	infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)	Perihelion	0.197 AU	1.00	infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)	TJupiter	0.402	1.00	infobox

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