All newsEducate

Science

C/1909 L1 (Borrelly–Daniel)

9/3/2026

C/1909 L1 (Borrelly–Daniel)

Comet Borrelly–Daniel, formally designated as C/1909 L1, is a non-periodic comet that was co-discovered by astronomers, Alphonse Borrelly and Zaccheus Daniel. It was the seventh comet discovery by Borrelly and the third one for Daniel. About two weeks prior to discovery, the comet made its closest approach to Earth at a distance of 0.852 AU (127.5 million km) on 30 May 1909.

Ask Teacher Smith questions about this articleOpens your AI tutor with a question about “C/1909 L1 (Borrelly–Daniel)” →

Comet Borrelly–Daniel, formally designated as C/1909 L1, is a non-periodic comet that was co-discovered by astronomers, Alphonse Borrelly and Zaccheus Daniel. It was the seventh comet discovery by Borrelly and the third one for Daniel. About two weeks prior to discovery, the comet made its closest approach to Earth at a distance of 0.852 AU (127.5 million km) on 30 May 1909.

---

This article is an automated import of the Wikipedia article "C/1909 L1 (Borrelly–Daniel)", available at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%2F1909_L1_(Borrelly%E2%80%93Daniel) . Text is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.