Skip to content
Public Universe
Comet

Wilson

Add to an observing list or journal →

C/1986 P1-A (Wilson)

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
-3,845.035 AU
Eccentricity
1.0003
Inclination
147.12°
Perihelion
1.2 AU
Longitude of ascending node
111.67°
Argument of periapsis
238.31°
Epoch · J2000
JD 2446906.28090 (perihelion)
Orbit class · HYP
Hyperbolic comet

Orbit quality

Observations used
642
Data arc
2.68 years
First observed
5 August 1986
Last observed
11 April 1989

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1986 P1-A

Named

Sources