Great Comet of 1819
Great Comet of 1819, from Uranography drawn by E. Otis Kendall (1850) | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Johann Georg Tralles |
| Discovery date | 1 July 1819 |
| Designations | |
| 1819 II | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | 18 June 1831 (JD 2385613.5) |
| Perihelion | 0.3415 AU |
| Eccentricity | ~1.000 |
| Inclination | 80.752° |
| 276.235° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 13.416° |
| Last perihelion | 28 June 1819 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 1–2 (1819 apparition) | |
The Great Comet of 1819, officially designated as C/1819 N1, also known as Comet Tralles, was an exceptionally bright and easily visible comet, approaching an apparent magnitude of 1–2, discovered July 1, 1819 by the German astronomer Johann Georg Tralles in Berlin. It was the first comet analyzed using polarimetry, by French mathematician François Arago.