PANSTARRS

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-6,896.601 AU

Eccentricity

1.0002

Inclination

142.43°

Perihelion

1.055 AU

Longitude of ascending node

317.74°

Argument of periapsis

203.11°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2456897.16036 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 41.7 LD

0.1071 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

7,829

Data arc

4.23 years

First observed

14 May 2012

Last observed

7 August 2016

Residual RMS

0.44 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

7.3

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 6.8

7.3

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2012 K1