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Great Comet of 1680

C/1680 V1, also called the Great Comet of 1680, Kirch's Comet, and Newton's Comet, was the first comet discovered by telescope. It was discovered by Gottfried Kirch and was one of the brightest comets of the seventeenth century. It passed about 235000 km from the surface of the Sun.

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Alternative designations
1680 V1
Aphelion
890 au
Discovered by
Gottfried Kirch
Discovery date
14 November 1680
Eccentricity
0.999986
Epoch
1680-Nov-29.0 2335000.5(?)

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Triples47
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.054054
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Great Comet of 1680 → Anno, Beverwijk, Cometa, December, Eusebio Francisco Kino, Exposisión, From, Hamburg, Isaac Newton's PrincipiaA, Mercure Galant, NurembergCommemorative, ParisThe, Roma, Saturn, Solar System, The, The Great Comet, Zodiac
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Great Comet of 1680 → Antiquity, APOD, C/1680 V1, Discovery, Ephemeris, Great Comet, HDR Astrophotography, JPL Small-Body DatabaseClose, Nicolas Lefaudeux, October, Orbit, Over Rotterdam, Past Comets, Physical, Simulations Atlas
Alternative designations · 1
Great Comet of 1680 → 1680 V1
Aphelion · 1
Great Comet of 1680 → 890 au
Discovered by · 1
Great Comet of 1680 → Gottfried Kirch
Discovery date · 1
Great Comet of 1680 → 14 November 1680
Eccentricity · 1
Great Comet of 1680 → 0.999986
Epoch · 1
Great Comet of 1680 → 1680-Nov-29.0 2335000.5(?)
Inclination · 1
Great Comet of 1680 → 60.7°
Last perihelion · 1
Great Comet of 1680 → 18 December 1680

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comet 1680 1681 discovered great gottfried kirch comets km also v1 au one sun november kino city published cometa newton

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Great Comet of 1680Alternative designations1680 V11.00infobox
Great Comet of 1680Aphelion890 au1.00infobox
Great Comet of 1680Discovered byGottfried Kirch1.00infobox
Great Comet of 1680Discovery date14 November 16801.00infobox
Great Comet of 1680Eccentricity0.9999861.00infobox
Great Comet of 1680Epoch1680-Nov-29.0 2335000.5(?)1.00infobox
Great Comet of 1680Inclination60.7°1.00infobox
Great Comet of 1680Last perihelion18 December 16801.00infobox
Great Comet of 1680Number of observations301.00infobox
Great Comet of 1680Observation arc125 days1.00infobox
Great Comet of 1680Orbit typeSungrazer1.00infobox
Great Comet of 1680Orbital period~10,400 yr1.00infobox
Great Comet of 1680Perihelion0.00622 au (1.34 R☉)1.00infobox
Great Comet of 1680Semi-major axis444 au1.00infobox

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