Comet Ikeya–Seki

Summary

Comet Ikeya–Seki is a non-periodic comet^[1]. It draws 184 Wikipedia views per month (non_periodic_comet category, ranking #11 of 92).^[2]

Key Facts

• Comet Ikeya–Seki is credited with the discovery of Kaoru Ikeya^[3].
• Comet Ikeya–Seki is credited with the discovery of Tsutomu Seki^[4].
• Comet Ikeya–Seki's instance of is recorded as non-periodic comet^[5].
• Comet Ikeya–Seki's instance of is recorded as sungrazing comet^[6].
• Comet Ikeya–Seki is part of Kreutz sungrazers^[7].
• Comet Ikeya–Seki's Commons category is recorded as Comet Ikeya-Seki^[8].
• Comet Ikeya–Seki's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• Comet Ikeya–Seki's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 18, 1965^[10].
• Comet Ikeya–Seki's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.999915'}^[11].
• Comet Ikeya–Seki's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+141.8642'}^[12].
• Comet Ikeya–Seki's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+880'}^[13].
• Comet Ikeya–Seki's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+321420.0'}^[14].
• Comet Ikeya–Seki's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+346.9947'}^[15].
• Comet Ikeya–Seki's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+91.6'}^[16].
• Comet Ikeya–Seki's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+183.2'}^[17].
• Comet Ikeya–Seki's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+183.192214'}^[18].
• Comet Ikeya–Seki's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+0.007786'}^[19].
• Comet Ikeya–Seki's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+69.0486'}^[20].
• Comet Ikeya–Seki's periapsis date is recorded as October 21, 1965^[21].
• Comet Ikeya–Seki's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-0.015946'}^[22].
• Comet Ikeya–Seki's epoch is recorded as October 7, 1965^[23].
• Comet Ikeya–Seki's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2439054.6837'}^[24].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include non-periodic comet^[5] and sungrazing comet^[6].

Use and Application

Comet Ikeya–Seki is part of Kreutz sungrazers^[7].

Why It Matters

Comet Ikeya–Seki draws 184 Wikipedia views per month (non_periodic_comet category, ranking #11 of 92).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]