Edwards is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 2.88 AU. Orbit from the JPL solution of 26 March 2023.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 97.15°
- Perihelion
- 2.881 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 267.78°
- Argument of periapsis
- 44.18°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2441293.46179 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
- Earth MOID · 810.7 LD
- 2.0833 AU
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 7
- Data arc
- 35 days
- First observed
- 20 June 1971
- Last observed
- 25 July 1971
- Residual RMS
- 1.11 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 26 March 2023
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1971 M1
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB