| Discovery[2] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | William A. Bradfield |
| Discovery site | Dernancourt, Australia |
| Discovery date | 12 February 1974 |
| Designations | |
| 1974 III, 1974b[3] | |
| Orbital characteristics[4][5] | |
| Epoch | 20 April 1974 (JD 2442157.5) |
| Observation arc | 277 days |
| Number of observations | 173 |
| Aphelion | ~2,890 AU (inbound) ~2,830 AU (outbound) |
| Perihelion | 0.503 AU |
| Semi-major axis | ~1,890 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.99973 |
| Orbital period | ~54,800 years (inbound) ~53,300 years (outbound) |
| Inclination | 61.285° |
| 143.73° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 333.13° |
| Mean anomaly | 0.0004° |
| Last perihelion | 18 March 1974 |
| TJupiter | 0.425 |
| EarthMOID | 0.444 AU |
| JupiterMOID | 0.667 AU |
| Physical characteristics[7][8] | |
Mean diameter | 5–10 km (3.1–6.2 mi) |
| 0.70 | |
| Comet total magnitude (M1) | 8.6 |
| 3.9 (1974 apparition)[6] | |
C/1974 C1 (Bradfield) is anon-periodic comet that became visible to the naked eye in 1974. It is the second of 18 comets discovered byWilliam A. Bradfield.
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