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C/1861 J1

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C/1861 J1
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C/1861 J1

Summary

C/1861 J1 is a non-periodic comet[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • C/1861 J1 is credited with the discovery of John Tebbutt[3].
  • C/1861 J1's instance of is recorded as non-periodic comet[4].
  • C/1861 J1's Commons category is recorded as Great Comet of 1861[5].
  • C/1861 J1's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[6].
  • C/1861 J1's time of discovery or invention is recorded as May 13, 1861[7].
  • C/1861 J1's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.98507'}[8].
  • C/1861 J1's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+85.4424'}[9].
  • C/1861 J1's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+149387.25'}[10].
  • C/1861 J1's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+280.9099'}[11].
  • C/1861 J1's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+55.0826524'}[12].
  • C/1861 J1's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+109.3429208'}[13].
  • C/1861 J1's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+0.822384'}[14].
  • C/1861 J1's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+330.0841'}[15].
  • C/1861 J1's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-0.0434129'}[16].
  • C/1861 J1's epoch is recorded as May 25, 1861[17].
  • C/1861 J1's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2400938.5068'}[18].

Body

Definition and Type

C/1861 J1's instance of is recorded as non-periodic comet[4].

Why It Matters

C/1861 J1 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Redaktor GLAM · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+280.9099'}
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+109.3429208'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-0.0434129'}
    Epoch → May 25, 1861
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Great Comet 1861 (128495343).jpg"
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