Shoemaker

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-3,730.895 AU

Eccentricity

1.0007

Inclination

116.67°

Perihelion

2.697 AU

Longitude of ascending node

49.69°

Argument of periapsis

235.47°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2446313.09296 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 772.3 LD

1.9844 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

176

Data arc

7.61 years

First observed

27 May 1984

Last observed

5 January 1992

Residual RMS

0.6 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

5.6

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 8.3

5.6

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1984 K1