West

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-12,220.27 AU

Eccentricity

1

Inclination

43.07°

Perihelion

0.197 AU

Longitude of ascending node

118.92°

Argument of periapsis

358.43°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2442833.72198 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 215.9 LD

0.5547 AU

Tisserand (Jupiter)

0.402

Orbit quality

Observations used

113

Data arc

199 days

First observed

10 March 1976

Last observed

25 September 1976

Residual RMS

0.72 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

4.4

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 8.3

4.4

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1975 V1-A