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Miss Mitchell's Comet (formally designated C/1847 T1) is a non-periodic comet that American astronomer Maria Mitchell discovered in 1847. [2] The discovery was initially credited to Francesco de Vico. Vico, observing from Rome, was the first to report the comet's discovery in Europe.
- Miss Mitchell's Comet
- 1847-Oct-26, (JD 2395960.5)
- October 1847
- Maria Mitchell
Miss Mitchell's Comet (formally designated C/1847 T1) is a non-periodic comet that American astronomer Maria Mitchell discovered in 1847. Quick Facts Discovery, Discovered by ... Close. The discovery was initially credited to Francesco de Vico. Vico, observing from Rome, was the first to report the comet's discovery in Europe.
Aug 1, 2020 · Astronomer Maria Mitchell discovered a new comet in the night sky over Nantucket on October 1, 1847. Over the next few nights, a handful of other observers around the world spotted the same...
August 13 – English astronomer John Russell Hind discovers asteroid 7 Iris from London. October 18 – J. R. Hind discovers asteroid 8 Flora from London. October 1 – American astronomer Maria Mitchell discovers comet C/1847 T1; it is independently discovered two days later by Francesco de Vico from Rome. A new edition of the astrometric ...
About: C/1847 T1. Miss Mitchell's Comet (formally designated C/1847 T1) is a non-periodic comet that American astronomer Maria Mitchell discovered in 1847. The discovery was initially credited to Francesco de Vico. Vico, observing from Rome, was the first to report the comet's discovery in Europe.
C/2017 T1 (Heinze) is a near parabolic comet that passed closest to Earth on January 4, 2018, at a distance of 0.22 AU. It was discovered on 10/2/2017 by Ari Heinze of the University of Hawaiʻi. Perihelion was on February 21, 2018, and it was expected peak magnitude about 8.8.
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