LINEAR

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-1,509.929 AU

Eccentricity

1.002

Inclination

111°

Perihelion

3.037 AU

Longitude of ascending node

14.88°

Argument of periapsis

104.67°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2451872.96649 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 1,007.5 LD

2.5889 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

1,021

Data arc

2.82 years

First observed

22 July 1999

Last observed

16 May 2002

Residual RMS

0.72 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

8.4

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 8

8.4

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1999 T2