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C/1975 V1 (West)

Comet West, formally designated as C/1975 V1, 1976 VI, and 1975n, was a comet described as one of the brightest objects to pass through the inner Solar System in 1976. It is often described as a "great comet". Reports indicate it could be seen in daylight.[citation needed]

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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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C/1975 V1 (West)

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

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C/1975 V1 (West)Alternative designations1976 VI, 1975n1.00infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)Aphelion1,500 AU (inbound)1.00infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)Apparent magnitude–3.0 (1976 apparition)1.00infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)Argument of periapsis358.43°1.00infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)Comet total magnitude (M1)5.61.00infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)Discovered byRichard M. West1.00infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)Discovery date10 August 19751.00infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)Discovery siteEuropean Southern Observatory1.00infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)Earth MOID0.555 AU1.00infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)Eccentricity0.999971.00infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)Epoch10 May 1976 (JD 2442908.5)1.00infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)Inclination43.074°1.00infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)Jupiter MOID1.194 AU1.00infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)Last perihelion25 February 19761.00infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)Longitude of ascending node118.92°1.00infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)Mean radius1.485 km (0.923 mi)[a]1.00infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)Number of observations1131.00infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)Observation arc199 days1.00infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)Orbital period~558,000 years1.00infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)Perihelion0.197 AU1.00infobox
C/1975 V1 (West)TJupiter0.4021.00infobox

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