LINEAR

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-2,287.434 AU

Eccentricity

1.0002

Inclination

72.55°

Perihelion

0.555 AU

Longitude of ascending node

237.9°

Argument of periapsis

276.77°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2452297.17319 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 4.9 LD

0.0126 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

2,130

Data arc

2.69 years

First observed

16 November 2000

Last observed

25 July 2003

Residual RMS

0.73 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

11.2

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 4.8

11.2

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2000 WM1