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C/1900 O1 (Borrelly-Brooks)

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
-3,154.489 AU
Eccentricity
1.0003
Inclination
62.53°
Perihelion
1.015 AU
Longitude of ascending node
329.41°
Argument of periapsis
12.42°
Epoch · J2000
JD 2415235.20091 (perihelion)
Orbit class · HYP
Hyperbolic comet
Earth MOID · 6.0 LD
0.0154 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used
121
Data arc
94 days
First observed
25 July 1900
Last observed
27 October 1900
Residual RMS
1.03 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
9 October 2023

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1900 O1

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