Giacobini

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-2,775.883 AU

Eccentricity

1.0007

Inclination

99.6°

Perihelion

1.882 AU

Longitude of ascending node

219.79°

Argument of periapsis

40.74°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2416788.30480 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Orbit quality

Observations used

48

Data arc

135 days

First observed

18 December 1904

Last observed

2 May 1905

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1904 Y1