LINEAR

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-27,048.498 AU

Eccentricity

1

Inclination

59.14°

Perihelion

1.209 AU

Longitude of ascending node

38.78°

Argument of periapsis

95.85°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2452640.48557 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 292.6 LD

0.7518 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

372

Data arc

209 days

First observed

25 October 2002

Last observed

22 May 2003

Residual RMS

0.87 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

14.3

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 12.5

14.3

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2002 U2