Giacobini

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-1,119.921 AU

Eccentricity

1.0012

Inclination

146.45°

Perihelion

1.332 AU

Longitude of ascending node

41.79°

Argument of periapsis

24.41°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2415138.91531 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 145.7 LD

0.3744 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

30

Data arc

165 days

First observed

16 February 1900

Last observed

31 July 1900

Residual RMS

1.05 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

9 October 2023

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1900 B1