C/1893 U1 (Brooks)
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Comet Brooks photographed by Edward E. Barnard from the Lick Observatory on 21 October 1893 | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | William Robert Brooks |
| Discovery site | Smith Observatory |
| Discovery date | 17 October 1893 |
| Designations | |
| 1893c 1893 IV | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Observation arc | 82 days |
| Number of observations | 153 |
| Aphelion | 461.73 AU |
| Perihelion | 0.812 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 231.27 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.99649 |
| Orbital period | ~3,520 years |
| Max. orbital speed | 46.7 km/s |
| Inclination | 129.823° |
| 176.414° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 347.452° |
| Last perihelion | 19 September 1893 |
| TJupiter | –0.692 |
Comet Brooks, formally designated as C/1893 U1, is a non-periodic comet that became visible through telescopes in late 1893. This comet might be the parent body of the Gamma Normids meteor shower (alongside C/1864 R1).