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C/1903 M1 (Borrelly)

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
-421.06 AU
Eccentricity
1.0008
Inclination
85.04°
Perihelion
0.33 AU
Longitude of ascending node
294.92°
Argument of periapsis
127.22°
Epoch · J2000
JD 2416354.60203 (perihelion)
Orbit class · HYP
Hyperbolic comet
Earth MOID · 102.2 LD
0.2625 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used
20
Data arc
58 days
First observed
24 June 1903
Last observed
21 August 1903
Residual RMS
0.65 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1903 M1

Named

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