C/1850 Q1 (Bond)
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | George P. Bond |
| Discovery site | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Discovery date | 30 August 1850 |
| Designations | |
| 1850 II | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | 19 October 1850 (JD 2397050.3374) |
| Observation arc | 76 days |
| Number of observations | 103 |
| Perihelion | 0.565 AU |
| Eccentricity | ~1.000 |
| Orbital period | ~46,000 years |
| Inclination | 40.062° |
| 208.11° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 243.20° |
| Last perihelion | 19 October 1850 |
| Comet total magnitude (M1) | 7.9 |
Bond's Comet, formally known as C/1850 Q1, is a parabolic comet that was observed through telescopes throughout late 1850. It was the only comet discovered independently by American astronomer, George Phillips Bond.