C/1652 Y1
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Discovery | |
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Discovered by: | Jan van Riebeeck |
Discovery date: | December 17, 1652 |
Alternate designations: | 1652 |
Orbital characteristics A | |
Perihelion distance: | 0.8475 AU |
Eccentricity: | 1.0 |
Inclination: | 79.461° |
Last perihelion: | November 13, 1652 |
C/1652 Y1 was a comet discovered by Jan van Riebeeck by naked eye. Spotted on December 17, 1652, it was the first comet discovered from South Africa.