Night landscape with the great comet seen on a field in Alkmaar in January 1681
Discovery
Discovered by
Gottfried Kirch
Discovery date
14 November 1680
Designations
Alternative designations
Great Comet of 1680, 1680 V1
Orbital characteristics
Epoch
1680-Nov-29.0 2335000.5(?)
Observation arc
125 days
Number of observations
30
Aphelion
890 au
Perihelion
0.00622 au[1][2]
Semi-major axis
444 au
Eccentricity
0.999986[1][2]
Orbital period
~10,400 yr[3]
Inclination
60.7°
Last perihelion
December 18, 1680[1][2]
Next perihelion
Unknown
C/1680 V1, also called the Great Comet of 1680, Kirch's Comet, and Newton's Comet, was the first comet discovered by telescope. It was discovered by Gottfried Kirch and was one of the brightest comets of the seventeenth century.
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