C/1907 T1 (Mellish)
Mellish's Comet photographed by Max Wolf from the Heidelberg Observatory on 5 November 1907 | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | John E. Mellish |
| Discovery site | Cottage Grove, Wisconsin |
| Discovery date | 14 October 1907 |
| Designations | |
| 1907 V, 1907e | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | 11 November 1907 (JD 2417890.5) |
| Observation arc | 297 days |
| Earliest precovery date | 31 March 1907 |
| Number of observations | 16 |
| Perihelion | 0.983 AU |
| Eccentricity | 1.00001 |
| Inclination | 119.64° |
| 55.896° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 294.38° |
| Last perihelion | 14 September 1907 |
| Earth MOID | 0.317 AU |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.006 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 0.521 km (0.324 mi) |
| Comet total magnitude (M1) | 9.1 |
| 8.0 (1907 apparition) | |
C/1907 T1 (Mellish) is a faint non-periodic comet that was observed between October 1907 and January 1908. It is the first comet discovered independently by American astronomer, John Edward Mellish.