Klinkerfues

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-1,227.336 AU

Eccentricity

1.0003

Inclination

61.5°

Perihelion

0.307 AU

Longitude of ascending node

142.57°

Argument of periapsis

170.44°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2398098.70690 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Orbit quality

Observations used

350

Data arc

213 days

First observed

11 June 1853

Last observed

10 January 1854

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1853 L1