Mitchell

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-1,912.936 AU

Eccentricity

1.0002

Inclination

108.13°

Perihelion

0.329 AU

Longitude of ascending node

192.97°

Argument of periapsis

276.61°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2395980.39990 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Orbit quality

Observations used

77

Data arc

74 days

First observed

7 October 1847

Last observed

20 December 1847

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1847 T1