C/1911 N1 (Kiess)

C/1911 N1 (Kiess)
	Comet Kiess photographed by Ferdinand Quénisset from the Flammarion Observatory on 29 July 1911
Discovery
Discovered by	Carl Clarence Kiess
Discovery site	Lick Observatory
Discovery date	6 July 1911
Designations
Alternative designations	1911b; 1911 II
Orbital characteristics
Epoch	30 July 1911 (JD 2419247.5)
Observation arc	71 days
Number of; observations	86
Aphelion	366 AU
Perihelion	0.684 AU
Semi-major axis	184 AU
Eccentricity	0.9963
Orbital period	2,490 years
Inclination	148.42°
Longitude of; ascending node	158.67°
Argument of; periapsis	110.37°
Last perihelion	30 June 1911
TJupiter	-0.844
Earth MOID	0.003 AU
Physical characteristics
Comet total; magnitude (M1)	7.4
Apparent magnitude	5.0; (1911 apparition)

C/1911 N1 (Kiess) is a non-periodic comet discovered by Carl Clarence Kiess on 6 July 1911. The comet has been identified as the parent body of the Aurigids meteor shower.

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