C/1886 J1 (Brooks)
Telescopic view of Comet Brooks, drawn by Edward E. Barnard from Nashville, Tennessee on 7 May 1886. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | William Robert Brooks |
| Discovery site | Phelps, New York |
| Discovery date | 1 May 1886 |
| Designations | |
| 1886 III, 1886b | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | 9 May 1886 (JD 2410035.5) |
| Observation arc | 19 days |
| Number of observations | 19 |
| Aphelion | ~4,200 AU (inbound) |
| Perihelion | 0.842 AU |
| Semi-major axis | ~2,100 AU (inbound) |
| Eccentricity | 0.99959 (inbound) 1.00020 (outbound) |
| Inclination | 100.21° |
| 289.36° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 38.593° |
| Last perihelion | 4 May 1886 |
| Earth MOID | 0.067 AU |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.720 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Comet total magnitude (M1) | 4.9 |
| 7.0–8.0 (1886 apparition) | |
C/1886 J1 (Brooks) is a parabolic comet that was observed between May and June 1886. It was William Robert Brooks's second comet discovery in 1886, and his fifth overall.