Jones

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-1,161.03 AU

Eccentricity

1.001

Inclination

56.96°

Perihelion

1.136 AU

Longitude of ascending node

238.34°

Argument of periapsis

320.41°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2432120.26932 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 96.5 LD

0.248 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

11

Data arc

697 days

First observed

13 August 1946

Last observed

10 July 1948

Residual RMS

0.81 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1946 P1