Comet C/1844 Y1 (Great comet) is an object whose orbit does not match any defined comet orbit class. NASA JPL has not classified Great comet as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
Great comet orbits the sun every days ( years), coming as close as 0.25 AU and reaching as far as 717.55 AU from the sun. Its orbit is highly elliptical.
Great comet's orbit is AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that its orbit is very close to Earth's orbit.
The orbit of Great comet brings it close to Jupiter's orbit.
Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.
Great comet's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Dec. 27, 1844. It was last officially observed on March 9, 1845. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 41 observations used to determine its orbit.
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