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C/1922 U1 (Baade)

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
-4,777.355 AU
Eccentricity
1.0005
Inclination
51.46°
Perihelion
2.259 AU
Longitude of ascending node
221.58°
Argument of periapsis
118.29°
Epoch · J2000
JD 2423354.01499 (perihelion)
Orbit class · HYP
Hyperbolic comet
Earth MOID · 606.6 LD
1.5587 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used
103
Data arc
143 days
First observed
23 October 1922
Last observed
15 March 1923
Residual RMS
0.77 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
24 July 2023

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1922 U1

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