Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- -1,619.95 AU
- Eccentricity
- 1.0007
- Inclination
- 143.24°
- Perihelion
- 1.16 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 106.75°
- Argument of periapsis
- 88.72°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2440076.42402 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · HYP
- Hyperbolic comet
- Earth MOID · 239.9 LD
- 0.6165 AU
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 137
- Data arc
- 120 days
- First observed
- 13 July 1968
- Last observed
- 10 November 1968
- Residual RMS
- 0.48 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 15 April 2021
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 5.2
- Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 12.5
- 5.2
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1968 N1
Named
Sources
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB