Great Comet of 1843

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Titan
gptkbp:affiliatedWith Kreutz Sungrazer group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs 1843 I
C/1843 D1
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude -1
gptkbp:cataloguedIn gptkb:John_Russell_Hind
gptkbp:discoveredBy February 5, 1843
multiple independent observers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Comet of 1843
gptkbp:lastObserved April 19, 1843
gptkbp:notableFor extremely bright and long tail
one of the brightest comets of the 19th century
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:Earth
gptkbp:orbitType sungrazing comet
~600 years
gptkbp:perihelion February 27, 1843
0.0055 AU
~830,000 km from Sun's surface
gptkbp:perihelionPassage closer than Mercury's orbit
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Great_Comet_of_1882
Kreutz Sungrazer family
gptkbp:tailLength over 2 astronomical units
over 300 million kilometers
gptkbp:tailVisibleAfterSunset yes
gptkbp:tailVisibleBeforeSunrise yes
gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Great_comets
gptkb:Great_Comet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7