Gibson

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-8,343.719 AU

Eccentricity

1.0005

Inclination

108.06°

Perihelion

3.842 AU

Longitude of ascending node

244.6°

Argument of periapsis

221.27°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2441904.43480 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 1,182.9 LD

3.0396 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

21

Data arc

315 days

First observed

30 November 1973

Last observed

11 October 1974

Residual RMS

0.31 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1973 W1