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Great Comet of 1472

The Great Comet of 1472 (designated C/1471 Y1 in modern nomenclature) was visible from Christmas Day 1471 to 1 March 1472 (Julian Calendar), for a total of 59 days. The comet passed 0.07 AU from Earth on 22 January 1472, closer than any other great comet in modern times.

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Argument of periapsis
245.728°
Discovery date
25 December 1471
Eccentricity
~1.000
Epoch
1 March 1472 (JD 2258765.939)
Inclination
170.866°
Last perihelion
1 March 1472

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Great Comet of 1472

Nodes27
Edges26
Triples10
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.074074
Components1

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Great Comet of 1472

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Argument of periapsis · 1
Great Comet of 1472 → 245.728°
Discovery date · 1
Great Comet of 1472 → 25 December 1471
Eccentricity · 1
Great Comet of 1472 → ~1.000
Epoch · 1
Great Comet of 1472 → 1 March 1472 (JD 2258765.939)
Inclination · 1
Great Comet of 1472 → 170.866°
Last perihelion · 1
Great Comet of 1472 → 1 March 1472
Longitude of ascending node · 1
Great Comet of 1472 → 292.873°
Number of observations · 1
Great Comet of 1472 → 3
Observation arc · 1
Great Comet of 1472 → 12 days
Perihelion · 1
Great Comet of 1472 → 0.4859 AU

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comet great 1472 au visible january modern 1471 distance observed passed 07 earth regiomontanus isbn also chronicle date y1 days

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Great Comet of 1472Argument of periapsis245.728°1.00infobox
Great Comet of 1472Discovery date25 December 14711.00infobox
Great Comet of 1472Eccentricity~1.0001.00infobox
Great Comet of 1472Epoch1 March 1472 (JD 2258765.939)1.00infobox
Great Comet of 1472Inclination170.866°1.00infobox
Great Comet of 1472Last perihelion1 March 14721.00infobox
Great Comet of 1472Longitude of ascending node292.873°1.00infobox
Great Comet of 1472Number of observations31.00infobox
Great Comet of 1472Observation arc12 days1.00infobox
Great Comet of 1472Perihelion0.4859 AU1.00infobox

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