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C/1966 R1 (Ikeya-Everhart)

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
-19,014.653 AU
Eccentricity
1
Inclination
48.28°
Perihelion
0.882 AU
Longitude of ascending node
107.66°
Argument of periapsis
50.04°
Epoch · J2000
JD 2439342.82085 (perihelion)
Orbit class · HYP
Hyperbolic comet
Earth MOID · 30.0 LD
0.077 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used
23
Data arc
30 days
First observed
13 September 1966
Last observed
13 October 1966
Residual RMS
0.69 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1966 R1

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