PANSTARRS

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-2,385.059 AU

Eccentricity

1.0004

Inclination

116.78°

Perihelion

1.071 AU

Longitude of ascending node

228.38°

Argument of periapsis

287.82°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2456082.39611 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 182.6 LD

0.4691 AU

Tisserand (Jupiter)

-0.572

Orbit quality

Observations used

60

Data arc

94 days

First observed

24 October 2011

Last observed

26 January 2012

Residual RMS

0.44 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

11.8

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 14.5

11.8

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2011 U3