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Solar
Comet

Maury-Phinney

C/1988 C1 (Maury-Phinney)

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
-3,647,207.47 AU
Eccentricity
1
Inclination
93.16°
Perihelion
1.931 AU
Longitude of ascending node
147.52°
Argument of periapsis
346.84°
Epoch · J2000
JD 2447156.28980 (perihelion)
Orbit class · HYP
Hyperbolic comet
Earth MOID · 373.5 LD
0.9598 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used
17
Data arc
53 days
First observed
19 February 1988
Last observed
12 April 1988
Residual RMS
0.31 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1988 C1

Named

Sources