van den Bergh

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-1,642.329 AU

Eccentricity

1.0037

Inclination

60.86°

Perihelion

6.019 AU

Longitude of ascending node

226.1°

Argument of periapsis

151.79°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2442267.63346 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 1,987.5 LD

5.1069 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

40

Data arc

717 days

First observed

14 November 1974

Last observed

31 October 1976

Residual RMS

0.44 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

6

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 10

6

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1974 V1