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Comet Donati

Comet Donati, or Donati's Comet, formally designated C/1858 L1 and 1858 VI, is a long-period comet named after the Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Donati who first observed it on June 2, 1858. After the Great Comet of 1811, it was the most brilliant comet that appeared in the 19th century. It was also the first comet to be photographed.

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Alternative designations
1858 VI
Aphelion
~289 AU
Apparent magnitude
0.0–1.0 (1858 apparition)
Argument of periapsis
129.144°
Comet total magnitude (M1)
3.3
Discovered by
Giovanni Battista Donati

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Comet Donati

Nodes43
Edges42
Triples21
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.046512
Components1

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Comet Donati

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Alternative designations · 1
Comet Donati → 1858 VI
Aphelion · 1
Comet Donati → ~289 AU
Apparent magnitude · 1
Comet Donati → 0.0–1.0 (1858 apparition)
Argument of periapsis · 1
Comet Donati → 129.144°
Comet total magnitude (M1) · 1
Comet Donati → 3.3
Discovered by · 1
Comet Donati → Giovanni Battista Donati
Discovery date · 1
Comet Donati → 1858
Eccentricity · 1
Comet Donati → 0.996295
Epoch · 1
Comet Donati → 8 October 1858 (JD 2399960.5)
Inclination · 1
Comet Donati → 116.951°

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Comet DonatiAlternative designations1858 VI1.00infobox
Comet DonatiAphelion~289 AU1.00infobox
Comet DonatiApparent magnitude0.0–1.0 (1858 apparition)1.00infobox
Comet DonatiArgument of periapsis129.144°1.00infobox
Comet DonatiComet total magnitude (M1)3.31.00infobox
Comet DonatiDiscovered byGiovanni Battista Donati1.00infobox
Comet DonatiDiscovery date18581.00infobox
Comet DonatiEccentricity0.9962951.00infobox
Comet DonatiEpoch8 October 1858 (JD 2399960.5)1.00infobox
Comet DonatiInclination116.951°1.00infobox
Comet DonatiLast perihelion30 September 18581.00infobox
Comet DonatiLongitude of ascending node167.304°1.00infobox
Comet DonatiMean radius2.96 km (1.84 mi)[a]1.00infobox
Comet DonatiNext perihelion≈36001.00infobox
Comet DonatiNumber of observations1,0001.00infobox
Comet DonatiObservation arc270 days1.00infobox
Comet DonatiOrbital period~1,739 yr (outbound)1.00infobox
Comet DonatiPerihelion0.578 AU1.00infobox
Comet DonatiSemi-major axis~145 AU1.00infobox
Comet DonatiSynodic rotation period4.6 hours1.00infobox
Comet DonatiTJupiter–0.3941.00infobox

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