C/1652 Y1
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Discovery | |
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Discovered by: | Jan van Riebeeck |
Discovery date: | 1652 |
Orbital characteristics A | |
Aphelion distance: | AU |
Perihelion distance: | AU |
Semi-major axis: | AU |
Orbital period: | ~ a |
Last perihelion: | December 17, 1652 |
C/1652 Y1 was a comet discovered by Jan van Riebeeck. Spotted on December 17, 1652, it was the first comet discovered from South Africa.