Winnecke is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 1.01 AU. Orbit from the JPL solution of 15 April 2021.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 121.78°
- Perihelion
- 1.009 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 143.57°
- Argument of periapsis
- 198.23°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2404258.08220 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
- Earth MOID · 8.6 LD
- 0.0222 AU
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 5
- Data arc
- 30 days
- First observed
- 31 May 1870
- Last observed
- 30 June 1870
- Residual RMS
- 6.29 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 15 April 2021
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1870 K1
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB