LINEAR

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-4,502.566 AU

Eccentricity

1.0018

Inclination

151.5°

Perihelion

8.13 AU

Longitude of ascending node

226.39°

Argument of periapsis

154.57°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2452740.03751 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 2,788.6 LD

7.1655 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

122

Data arc

2.83 years

First observed

23 December 2001

Last observed

23 October 2004

Residual RMS

0.6 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

6.7

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 9.3

6.7

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2003 S3