C/1961 T1 (Seki)
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Comet Seki photographed by Elizabeth Roemer on 18 October 1961 | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Tsutomu Seki |
| Discovery date | 10 October 1961 |
| Designations | |
| 1961f 1961 VIII | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | 12 November 1961 (JD 2437615.5) |
| Observation arc | 75 days |
| Number of observations | 15 |
| Aphelion | 173 AU |
| Perihelion | 0.681 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 86.8 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.9921 |
| Orbital period | ~810 years |
| Inclination | 155.71° |
| 247.36° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 126.59° |
| Last perihelion | 10 October 1961 |
| TJupiter | -0.871 |
| Earth MOID | 0.084 AU |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.490 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 4 | |
C/1961 T1 (Seki) is a long-period comet discovered by Tsutomu Seki on 10 October 1961. The comet has been identified as the parent body of the December ρ-Virginids meteor shower.