Back C/1882 R1 (Großer Septemberkomet) German Μέγας κομήτης του 1882 Greek Gran Cometa de 1882 Spanish دنباله‌دار بزرگ ۱۸۸۲ Persian C/1882 R1 French השביט הגדול של 1882 HE C/1882 R1 Italian 1882年の大彗星 Japanese კომეტა 1882 Georgian Den store kometen i 1882 NB

Great Comet of 1882

C/1882 R1
(Great Comet of 1882)
Photograph of the comet as seen from Cape Town by David Gill on 7 November 1882
Discovery
Discovery date1 September 1882
Designations
1882b[1]
1882 II
Orbital characteristics[3][4][5][6]
Observation arc110–153 days
Number of
observations		4–10
Orbit typeKreutz sungrazer
Aphelion153.46 AU (A)
166.71 AU (B)
182.37 AU (C)
193.72 AU (D)
Perihelion0.0077 AU
Semi-major axis76.73 AU (A)
83.36 AU (B)
91.19 AU (C)
96.86 AU (D)
Eccentricity0.99989 (A)
0.99991 (B)
0.99992 (C–D)
Orbital period≈670–950 years
Inclination142°
347.65°
Argument of
periapsis		69.58°
Last perihelion17 September 1882
Next perihelion2487–2719[2]
TJupiter–0.018 (A)
–0.024 (B)
–0.029 (C)
–0.032 (D)
Earth MOID0.5164 AU
Jupiter MOID2.9096 AU
Physical characteristics[7][8]
Comet total
magnitude (M1)		0.8
–17.0
(1882 apparition)

The Great Comet of 1882, formally designated as C/1882 R1, 1882 II, and 1882b, was a comet which became very bright in September 1882. It was a member of the Kreutz Sungrazers, a family of comets which pass within 1 R☉ of the Sun's photosphere at perihelion.[2][9]

The comet was bright enough to be visible next to the Sun in the daytime sky at its perihelion.[10] The comet made its closest approach to Earth on 16 September 1882 at 0.99 AU and then came to perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) the next day on 17 September.[11] Reaching a peak magnitude of –17, some sources claim that C/1882 R1 is the brightest comet ever recorded in history.[7][12][13]

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