Great Comet of 1744

Summary

Great Comet of 1744 is a comet^[1]. It draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (comet category, ranking #6 of 31).^[2]

Key Facts

• Great Comet of 1744 is credited with the discovery of Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux^[3].
• Great Comet of 1744's image is recorded as Comet 1744.jpg^[4].
• Great Comet of 1744's image is recorded as DeCheseauxklinkenberg.jpg^[5].
• Great Comet of 1744's instance of is recorded as comet^[6].
• Great Comet of 1744's instance of is recorded as near-parabolic comet^[7].
• Dirk Klinkenberg is named after Great Comet of 1744^[8].
• Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux is named after Great Comet of 1744^[9].
• Great Comet of 1744's Commons category is recorded as Great Comet of 1744^[10].
• Great Comet of 1744's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1743-12-09T00:00:00Z^[11].
• Great Comet of 1744's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04zyhtn^[12].
• Great Comet of 1744's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 1000690^[13].
• Great Comet of 1744's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[14].
• Great Comet of 1744's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+47.1417'}^[15].
• Great Comet of 1744's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+49.2966'}^[16].
• Great Comet of 1744's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+0.222209'}^[17].
• Great Comet of 1744's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+151.4855'}^[18].
• Great Comet of 1744's periapsis date is recorded as +1744-06-06T00:00:00Z^[19].
• Great Comet of 1744's epoch is recorded as March 1, 1744^[20].
• Great Comet of 1744's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2358103.3398'}^[21].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include comet^[6] and near-parabolic comet^[7].

History and Context

Things named after include Dirk Klinkenberg^[8], an astronomer^[22], 1709–1799^[23], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[24], specialised in astronomy^[25] and Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux^[9], an astronomer^[26], 1718–1751^[27], of Switzerland^[28], specialised in astronomy^[29].

Why It Matters

Great Comet of 1744 draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (comet category, ranking #6 of 31).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]