Johnson

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-3,567.814 AU

Eccentricity

1.0007

Inclination

131.35°

Perihelion

2.553 AU

Longitude of ascending node

222.33°

Argument of periapsis

40.09°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2433300.79422 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 651.9 LD

1.6751 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

18

Data arc

627 days

First observed

19 June 1949

Last observed

8 March 1951

Residual RMS

0.58 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1949 K1