Groeneveld-Palomar

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-4,038.552 AU

Eccentricity

1.0009

Inclination

170.65°

Perihelion

3.639 AU

Longitude of ascending node

354.32°

Argument of periapsis

108.66°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2433474.49001 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 1,028.3 LD

2.6422 AU

Tisserand (Jupiter)

-2.329

Orbit quality

Observations used

9

Data arc

599 days

First observed

12 June 1950

Last observed

1 February 1952

Residual RMS

0.49 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

24 July 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

5.9

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 10

5.9

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1951 G2 · C/1952 C1