Lovas

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-1,596.752 AU

Eccentricity

1.0037

Inclination

86.63°

Perihelion

5.857 AU

Longitude of ascending node

286.04°

Argument of periapsis

118.81°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2442966.09718 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 2,072.2 LD

5.3246 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

34

Data arc

448 days

First observed

19 November 1976

Last observed

10 February 1978

Residual RMS

0.59 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

28 August 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

6.2

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 9

6.2

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1976 U1