Henry is a comet in the Comet orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.38 AU to 2,850.82 AU from the Sun.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 1,425.604 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.9997
- Inclination
- 121.46°
- Perihelion
- 0.385 AU
- Aphelion
- 2,850.822 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 178.5°
- Argument of periapsis
- 233.75°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2405440.5
- Orbit class · COM
- Comet
- Tisserand (Jupiter)
- -0.398
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 118
- Data arc
- 97 days
- First observed
- 24 August 1873
- Last observed
- 29 November 1873
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1873 Q2
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB