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C/1947 V1 (Honda)

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
-554.503 AU
Eccentricity
1.0014
Inclination
106.29°
Perihelion
0.753 AU
Longitude of ascending node
312.63°
Argument of periapsis
221.22°
Epoch · J2000
JD 2432507.40848 (perihelion)
Orbit class · HYP
Hyperbolic comet
Earth MOID · 46.0 LD
0.1181 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used
7
Data arc
21 days
First observed
28 November 1947
Last observed
19 December 1947
Residual RMS
1.57 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1947 V1

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