Pons is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 0.03 AU.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 90.62°
- Perihelion
- 0.027 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 237.55°
- Argument of periapsis
- 279.58°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2388314.40740 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 28
- Data arc
- 75 days
- First observed
- 23 October 1826
- Last observed
- 6 January 1827
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1826 U1
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB