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C/1907 L2 (Daniel)

For the other comets of the same name, see 33P/Daniel and C/1909 L1 (Borrelly–Daniel).
C/1907 L2 (Daniel)
Daniel's Comet photographed by Max Wolf on 4 August 1907[1]
Discovery
Discovered byZaccheus Daniel
Discovery sitePrinceton, New Jersey
Discovery date10 June 1907
Designations
1907d[2]
1907 IV
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch27 September 1907 (JD 2417845.5)
Observation arc344 days
Number of
observations		173
Aphelion830.60 AU
Perihelion0.512 AU
Semi-major axis415.55 AU
Eccentricity0.99877
Orbital period~8,470 years (inbound)
~5,220 years (outbound)
Inclination8.958°
144.27°
Argument of
periapsis		294.47°
Last perihelion4 September 1907
TJupiter0.889
Earth MOID0.058 AU
Jupiter MOID0.417 AU
Physical characteristics[4]
Comet total
magnitude (M1)		3.7
Comet nuclear
magnitude (M2)		7.2
2.6
(1907 apparition)

Daniel's Comet, formally known as C/1907 L2, is a non-periodic comet that became visible in the naked eye in 1907. It was the first of three comets discovered by American astronomer, Zaccheus Daniel.

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