LINEAR

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-1,401.371 AU

Eccentricity

1.0006

Inclination

74.88°

Perihelion

0.907 AU

Longitude of ascending node

355.86°

Argument of periapsis

271.86°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2453470.74246 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 192.1 LD

0.4937 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

1,264

Data arc

416 days

First observed

9 December 2004

Last observed

29 January 2006

Residual RMS

0.8 ″

Solution · Nick Mastrodemos

29 March 2006

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

9.5

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 7.5

9.5

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2005 A1-A