Pons is a comet in the Comet orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.85 AU to 679.27 AU from the Sun.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 340.063 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.9975
- Inclination
- 25.95°
- Perihelion
- 0.853 AU
- Aphelion
- 679.273 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 46.4°
- Argument of periapsis
- 13.81°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2388280.5
- Orbit class · COM
- Comet
- Tisserand (Jupiter)
- 1.044
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 300
- Data arc
- 110 days
- First observed
- 9 August 1826
- Last observed
- 27 November 1826
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1826 P1
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB