LINEAR

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-1,263.767 AU

Eccentricity

1.0005

Inclination

160.58°

Perihelion

0.615 AU

Longitude of ascending node

94.86°

Argument of periapsis

157.74°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2453118.56203 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 99.4 LD

0.2554 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

4,397

Data arc

3.4 years

First observed

12 October 2002

Last observed

7 March 2006

Residual RMS

0.62 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

7.6

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 6.5

7.6

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2002 T7