Mechain is a comet in the Comet orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.43 AU to 240.95 AU from the Sun.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 120.689 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.9965
- Inclination
- 92.64°
- Perihelion
- 0.427 AU
- Aphelion
- 240.951 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 67.69°
- Argument of periapsis
- 127.2°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2373116.414
- Orbit class · COM
- Comet
- Tisserand (Jupiter)
- 0.006
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 25
- Data arc
- 37 days
- First observed
- 11 March 1785
- Last observed
- 17 April 1785
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1785 E1
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB