PONS is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 1.06 AU.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 132.79°
- Perihelion
- 1.062 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 24.3°
- Argument of periapsis
- 31.67°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2381674.97980 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
- Earth MOID · 54.5 LD
- 0.14 AU
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 8
- Data arc
- 7 days
- First observed
- 11 September 1808
- Last observed
- 18 September 1808
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1808 R1
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB