Mueller

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-1,943.198 AU

Eccentricity

1.0012

Inclination

141.89°

Perihelion

2.248 AU

Longitude of ascending node

279.17°

Argument of periapsis

184.96°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2450733.11666 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 492.7 LD

1.266 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

430

Data arc

562 days

First observed

17 February 1997

Last observed

2 September 1998

Residual RMS

0.61 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

6

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 10

6

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1997 D1