Wild is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 1.33 AU. Orbit from the JPL solution of 15 April 2021.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 99.11°
- Perihelion
- 1.327 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 306.85°
- Argument of periapsis
- 173.26°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2439552.03067 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
- Earth MOID · 134.8 LD
- 0.3464 AU
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 37
- Data arc
- 56 days
- First observed
- 13 February 1967
- Last observed
- 10 April 1967
- Residual RMS
- 0.83 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 15 April 2021
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 9.9
- Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 10
- 9.9
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1967 C2
Named
Sources
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB