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C/1908 R1 (Morehouse)

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
-1,058.049 AU
Eccentricity
1.0009
Inclination
140.17°
Perihelion
0.945 AU
Longitude of ascending node
104.46°
Argument of periapsis
171.58°
Epoch · J2000
JD 2418301.74924 (perihelion)
Orbit class · HYP
Hyperbolic comet
Earth MOID · 26.0 LD
0.0667 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used
137
Data arc
88 days
First observed
12 September 1908
Last observed
9 December 1908
Residual RMS
1.26 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2024

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1908 R1

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