LINEAR

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-1,846.561 AU

Eccentricity

1.0018

Inclination

89.47°

Perihelion

3.255 AU

Longitude of ascending node

106.38°

Argument of periapsis

241.49°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2451729.88522 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 1,038.3 LD

2.668 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

239

Data arc

2.84 years

First observed

15 May 1999

Last observed

18 March 2002

Residual RMS

0.76 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

6.1

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 10.3

6.1

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1999 K5