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Lemmon-Siding Spring

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C/2008 FK75 (Lemmon-Siding Spring)

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
-1,668.924 AU
Eccentricity
1.0027
Inclination
61.18°
Perihelion
4.511 AU
Longitude of ascending node
218.27°
Argument of periapsis
80.42°
Epoch · J2000
JD 2455468.71132 (perihelion)
Orbit class · HYP
Hyperbolic comet
Earth MOID · 1,578.5 LD
4.0561 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used
3,622
Data arc
5.6 years
First observed
31 March 2008
Last observed
6 November 2013
Residual RMS
0.7 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
9.7
Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 5.3
9.7

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2008 FK75

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