van Gent

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-1,067.594 AU

Eccentricity

1.0021

Inclination

95.01°

Perihelion

2.226 AU

Longitude of ascending node

203.5°

Argument of periapsis

336.97°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2431289.11330 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Orbit quality

Observations used

25

Data arc

436 days

First observed

1 June 1944

Last observed

11 August 1945

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1944 K2