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C/1927 E1 (Stearns)

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
-2,912.831 AU
Eccentricity
1.0013
Inclination
87.69°
Perihelion
3.685 AU
Longitude of ascending node
215.66°
Argument of periapsis
11.07°
Epoch · J2000
JD 2424961.90208 (perihelion)
Orbit class · HYP
Hyperbolic comet
Earth MOID · 1,048.2 LD
2.6934 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
0.1

Orbit quality

Observations used
17
Data arc
93 days
First observed
31 March 1927
Last observed
2 July 1927
Residual RMS
0.6 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1927 E1

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