C/1894 G1 (Gale)
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Comet Gale (1894 II) photographed by Edward E. Barnard from the Lick Observatory on 5 May 1894 | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Walter F. Gale |
| Discovery site | Sydney, Australia |
| Discovery date | 1 April 1894 |
| Designations | |
| 1894 II, 1894b | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | 4 June 1894 (JD 2412983.5) |
| Observation arc | 82 days |
| Number of observations | 45 |
| Aphelion | 176.85 AU |
| Perihelion | 0.983 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 88.914 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.98298 |
| Orbital period | 838.42 years |
| Inclination | 86.959° |
| 207.89° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 324.17° |
| Mean anomaly | 0.060° |
| Last perihelion | 13 April 1894 |
| TJupiter | 0.124 |
| Earth MOID | 0.076 AU |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.230 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Comet nuclear magnitude (M2) | 6.3 |
| 3.0 (1894 apparition) | |
C/1894 G1 (Gale), also known formerly as 1894 II, is a long-period comet that became barely visible to the naked eye in May 1894. It is the first of three comets discovered by Australian astronomer Walter Frederick Gale.