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Solar
Comet

Brooks

C/1885 Y1 (Brooks)

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
-122,600.966 AU
Eccentricity
1
Inclination
42.44°
Perihelion
1.079 AU
Longitude of ascending node
263.81°
Argument of periapsis
35.57°
Epoch · J2000
JD 2409871.49572 (perihelion)
Orbit class · HYP
Hyperbolic comet
Earth MOID · 61.5 LD
0.158 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used
6
Data arc
37 days
First observed
29 December 1885
Last observed
4 February 1886
Residual RMS
1.37 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1885 Y1

Named

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