LINEAR

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-5,000.913 AU

Eccentricity

1.0011

Inclination

117.23°

Perihelion

5.727 AU

Longitude of ascending node

314.11°

Argument of periapsis

74.83°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2452901.80986 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 2,035.7 LD

5.2309 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

590

Data arc

4.58 years

First observed

6 August 2001

Last observed

5 March 2006

Residual RMS

0.68 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

4.5

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 11.8

4.5

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2002 J5