Back C/1264 N1 German Veliki komet iz leta 1264 Slovenian 1264 års komet Swedish 1264 Büyük Kuyruklu Yıldızı Turkish Велика комета 1264 року Ukrainian Sao chổi lớn năm 1264 Vietnamese 1264年大彗星 Chinese
 An illustration of the great comet's position in the sky from 1858 | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovery date | 17 July 1264 |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch | 20 July 1264 (JD 2182934.79) |
| Observation arc | 70 days |
| Number of observations | 7 |
| Perihelion | 0.8249 AU |
| Eccentricity | ~1.000 |
| Inclination | 16.40° |
| 151.04° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 159.71° |
| Last perihelion | 20 July 1264 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 0.0 (1264 apparition) | |
The Great Comet of 1264 (designated as C/1264 N1 in modern nomenclature) was one of the brightest comets on record. It appeared in July 1264 and remained visible to the end of September.