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Solar
Asteroid

'Oumuamua

'Oumuamua (A/2017 U1)

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
-1.272 AU
Eccentricity
1.2011
Inclination
122.74°
Perihelion
0.256 AU
Longitude of ascending node
24.6°
Argument of periapsis
241.81°
Epoch · J2000
2458080.5
Orbit class · HYA
Hyperbolic asteroid
Earth MOID · 37.3 LD
0.0958 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used
207
Data arc
80 days
First observed
14 October 2017
Last observed
2 January 2018
Residual RMS
0.44 ″
Solution · Davide Farnocchia
26 June 2018

Physical properties

Rotation period
7.94 hours

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
22.08

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2017 U1 · A/2017 U1

Named

Sources