C/1962 C1 (Seki–Lines)
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Comet Seki–Lines photographed by Alan McClure on 10 April 1962 | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Tsutomu Seki Richard D. Lines |
| Discovery date | 4 February 1962 |
| Designations | |
| 1962c 1962 III | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | 30 May 1962 (JD 2437814.5) |
| Observation arc | 349 days |
| Number of observations | 32 |
| Perihelion | 0.031 AU |
| Eccentricity | 1.0000045 |
| Inclination | 65.01° |
| 304.68° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 11.47° |
| Last perihelion | 1 April 1962 |
| Earth MOID | 0.141 AU |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.272 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Comet nuclear magnitude (M2) | 14.2 |
| –1.5 (1962 apparition) | |
C/1962 C1 (Seki–Lines), also known as Comet Seki–Lines and 1962c, was a hyperbolic comet discovered independently by Richard D. Lines and Tsutomu Seki on 4 February 1962. The comet became very bright in April 1962, as passed its perihelion on 1 April at a distance of 0.031 AU (4.6 million km; 2.9 million mi), thus becoming the Great Comet of 1962.