The Great Comet of 1823, also designated C/1823 Y1 or Comet De Bréauté-Pons, was a bright comet visible in the last month of 1823 and the first months of 1824.
It was independently discovered by Nell de Bréauté at Dieppe on December 29, by Jean-Louis Pons on the morning of December 30, and by Wilhelm von Biela at Prague on the same morning.[2] It was already visible to the naked eye when discovered: Pons initially thought he was seeing smoke from a chimney rising over a hill, but continued observing when he noticed it did not change appearance. He was later to note that the comet was, puzzlingly, more easily visible to the naked eye than through a telescope.[3]
The comet was particularly known at the time for exhibiting two tails, one pointing away from the Sun and the other (termed an "anomalous tail" by Harding and Olbers)[4] pointing towards it.
Caroline Herschel recorded an observation of the comet on January 31, 1824 as the last entry in her observing book.[5]
Pons was also the last astronomer to detect the comet, on April 1, 1824.
^Sekanina, Z.; Hanner, M. S.; Jessberger, E. K.; Fomenkova, M. N. (2001). "Cometary Dust". In Grun, E.; Gustafson, B. A. S.; Dermott, S. F.; Fechtig, H. (eds.). Interplanetary Dust. Heidelberg: Springer. p. 112. ISBN3-540-42067-3.
^Olson, Roberta J. M.; Pasachoff, Jay M. (2012). "The Comets of Caroline Herschel (1750–1848), Sleuth of the Skies at Slough". Culture and Cosmos. 16 (1–2): 9. arXiv:1212.0809. Bibcode:2012arXiv1212.0809O. doi:10.46472/CC.01216.0213. S2CID 117934098.
great, comet, 1823, also, designated, 1823, comet, bréauté, pons, bright, comet, visible, last, month, 1823, first, months, 1824, 1823, y1coma, twin, tails, discoverydiscovered, bynell, bréautédiscovery, datedecember, 1823designationsalternative, designations1. The Great Comet of 1823 also designated C 1823 Y1 or Comet De Breaute Pons was a bright comet visible in the last month of 1823 and the first months of 1824 C 1823 Y1Coma and twin tails of the Great Comet of 1823 DiscoveryDiscovered byNell de BreauteDiscovery dateDecember 29 1823DesignationsAlternative designations1823 Great Comet of 1823 Comet De Breaute PonsOrbital characteristicsEpoch1824 Feb 15 0 UT 1 Perihelion0 226742 AUEccentricity1 0Inclination103 8194 Last perihelion1823 Dec 09 93400000It was independently discovered by Nell de Breaute at Dieppe on December 29 by Jean Louis Pons on the morning of December 30 and by Wilhelm von Biela at Prague on the same morning 2 It was already visible to the naked eye when discovered Pons initially thought he was seeing smoke from a chimney rising over a hill but continued observing when he noticed it did not change appearance He was later to note that the comet was puzzlingly more easily visible to the naked eye than through a telescope 3 The comet was particularly known at the time for exhibiting two tails one pointing away from the Sun and the other termed an anomalous tail by Harding and Olbers 4 pointing towards it Caroline Herschel recorded an observation of the comet on January 31 1824 as the last entry in her observing book 5 Pons was also the last astronomer to detect the comet on April 1 1824 References Edit Alan Chamberlin JPL Small Body Database Browser Ssd jpl nasa gov Retrieved 2016 01 20 Kronk G Cometography volume 2 CUP 2003 pp 62 3 Some sources give December 24 as its discovery date but this may be an error Kronk p 64 Sekanina Z Hanner M S Jessberger E K Fomenkova M N 2001 Cometary Dust In Grun E Gustafson B A S Dermott S F Fechtig H eds Interplanetary Dust Heidelberg Springer p 112 ISBN 3 540 42067 3 Olson Roberta J M Pasachoff Jay M 2012 The Comets of Caroline Herschel 1750 1848 Sleuth of the Skies at Slough Culture and Cosmos 16 1 2 9 arXiv 1212 0809 Bibcode 2012arXiv1212 0809O doi 10 46472 CC 01216 0213 S2CID 117934098 External links EditGreat Comet of 1823 at the JPL Small Body DatabaseClose approach Discovery Ephemeris Orbit diagram Orbital elements Physical parameters nbsp This comet related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Great Comet of 1823 amp oldid 1160679138, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
