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Solar
Comet

Perrine

C/1897 U1 (Perrine)

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
-466,519.68 AU
Eccentricity
1
Inclination
69.62°
Perihelion
1.356 AU
Longitude of ascending node
33.49°
Argument of periapsis
65.96°
Epoch · J2000
JD 2414267.69209 (perihelion)
Orbit class · HYP
Hyperbolic comet
Earth MOID · 285.2 LD
0.7328 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used
31
Data arc
15 days
First observed
18 October 1897
Last observed
2 November 1897
Residual RMS
0.77 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
17 April 2024

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1897 U1

Named

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