Evans-Drinkwater

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-2,188.818 AU

Eccentricity

1.0006

Inclination

22.51°

Perihelion

1.299 AU

Longitude of ascending node

278.18°

Argument of periapsis

14.85°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2450447.71268 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 113.9 LD

0.2926 AU

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used

522

Data arc

2.6 years

First observed

10 May 1996

Last observed

17 December 1998

Residual RMS

0.74 ″

Solution · M.S.W. Keesey

11 July 2003

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

9

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 6.5

9

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1996 J1-B