Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- -4,575.485 AU
- Eccentricity
- 1.001
- Inclination
- 92.18°
- Perihelion
- 4.687 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 293.14°
- Argument of periapsis
- 10.1°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2444069.91594 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · HYP
- Hyperbolic comet
- Earth MOID · 1,433.5 LD
- 3.6834 AU
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 33
- Data arc
- 426 days
- First observed
- 23 August 1978
- Last observed
- 23 October 1979
- Residual RMS
- 0.61 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 15 April 2021
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 8.1
- Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 10
- 8.1
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1979 M3
Named
Sources
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB