C/1652 Y1

Summary

C/1652 Y1 is a non-periodic comet^[1]. It draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (non_periodic_comet category, ranking #30 of 92).^[2]

Key Facts

• C/1652 Y1 is credited with the discovery of Jan van Riebeeck^[3].
• C/1652 Y1's instance of is recorded as non-periodic comet^[4].
• C/1652 Y1's instance of is recorded as near-parabolic comet^[5].
• C/1652 Y1's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[6].
• C/1652 Y1's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1652-12-16T00:00:00Z^[7].
• C/1652 Y1's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05_79j^[8].
• C/1652 Y1's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 1000662^[9].
• C/1652 Y1's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+1.0'}^[10].
• C/1652 Y1's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+79.461'}^[11].
• C/1652 Y1's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+93.001'}^[12].
• C/1652 Y1's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+0.8475'}^[13].
• C/1652 Y1's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+300.19'}^[14].
• C/1652 Y1's epoch is recorded as November 13, 1652^[15].
• C/1652 Y1's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2324757.653'}^[16].

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Works and Contributions

C/1652 Y1 is credited with the discovery of Jan van Riebeeck^[3].

Why It Matters

C/1652 Y1 draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (non_periodic_comet category, ranking #30 of 92).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17]