Giacobini is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 1.79 AU. Orbit from the JPL solution of 15 April 2021.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 76.95°
- Perihelion
- 1.786 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 273.63°
- Argument of periapsis
- 10.75°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2414912.86759 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
- Earth MOID · 303.5 LD
- 0.7799 AU
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 36
- Data arc
- 79 days
- First observed
- 3 October 1899
- Last observed
- 21 December 1899
- Residual RMS
- 0.85 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 15 April 2021
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1899 S1
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB