C/1702 H1

C/1702 H1
(Comet of 1702)
Discovery
Discovered byFrancesco Bianchini, Giacomo Filippo Maraldi
Discovery date20 April 1702
Orbital characteristics
Epoch14 March 1702 (JD 2342774.607)
Observation arc11 days
Number of
observations		5
Perihelion0.6468 AU
Eccentricity~1.000
Inclination4.375°
193.294°
Argument of
periapsis		309.637°
Last perihelion14 March 1702

C/1702 H1, also known as the "Comet of 1702", is a comet discovered by Francesco Bianchini and Giacomo Filippo Maraldi in Rome, then part of the Papal States, on April 20, 1702.

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