Winnecke is a comet in the Comet orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.65 AU to 597.97 AU from the Sun.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 299.314 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.9978
- Inclination
- 87.6°
- Perihelion
- 0.654 AU
- Aphelion
- 597.973 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 281.11°
- Argument of periapsis
- 222.51°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2404589.5999
- Orbit class · COM
- Comet
- Tisserand (Jupiter)
- 0.059
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 130
- Data arc
- 120 days
- First observed
- 7 April 1871
- Last observed
- 5 August 1871
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1871 G1
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB