Klinkerfues is a comet in the Comet orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 1.07 AU to 2,538.86 AU from the Sun.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 1,269.962 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.9992
- Inclination
- 112.62°
- Perihelion
- 1.068 AU
- Aphelion
- 2,538.856 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 253.17°
- Argument of periapsis
- 3.97°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2401600.5
- Orbit class · COM
- Comet
- Tisserand (Jupiter)
- -0.489
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 49
- Data arc
- 170 days
- First observed
- 14 April 1863
- Last observed
- 1 October 1863
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1863 G1
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB