C/1864 R1 (Donati)
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Giovanni B. Donati |
| Discovery site | Florence, Italy |
| Discovery date | 10 September 1864 |
| Designations | |
| 1864 I | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | 28 July 1864 (JD 2402080.8118) |
| Observation arc | 29 days |
| Number of observations | 20 |
| Perihelion | 0.6261 AU |
| Eccentricity | ~1.000 |
| Inclination | 134.982° |
| 176.881° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 346.095° |
| Last perihelion | 28 July 1864 |
| Comet total magnitude (M1) | 7.0 |
Comet Donati, formally designated as C/1864 R1, is a parabolic comet discovered in 1864. It was the last of five comets discovered by Italian astronomer, Giovanni Battista Donati. This comet might be the potential parent body of the Gamma Normids meteor shower (alongside C/1893 U1).