C/1769 P1

Summary

C/1769 P1 is a non-periodic comet^[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (non_periodic_comet category, ranking #33 of 92).^[2]

Key Facts

• C/1769 P1 is credited with the discovery of Charles Messier^[3].
• C/1769 P1's image is recorded as Comet 1769 Amsterdam.png^[4].
• C/1769 P1's instance of is recorded as non-periodic comet^[5].
• C/1769 P1's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[6].
• C/1769 P1's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1769-08-08T00:00:00Z^[7].
• C/1769 P1's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hnw0wb^[8].
• C/1769 P1's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 1000704^[9].
• C/1769 P1's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.999249'}^[10].
• C/1769 P1's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+40.7338'}^[11].
• C/1769 P1's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+178.293'}^[12].
• C/1769 P1's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+163.4553928'}^[13].
• C/1769 P1's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+326.7880306'}^[14].
• C/1769 P1's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+0.122755'}^[15].
• C/1769 P1's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+329.1226'}^[16].
• C/1769 P1's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.0'}^[17].
• C/1769 P1's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as C/1769 P1^[18].
• C/1769 P1's epoch is recorded as October 8, 1769^[19].
• C/1769 P1's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2367454.6204'}^[20].

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Works and Contributions

C/1769 P1 is credited with the discovery of Charles Messier^[3].

Why It Matters

C/1769 P1 draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (non_periodic_comet category, ranking #33 of 92).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21]