Pechule is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 0.66 AU. Orbit from the JPL solution of 15 April 2021.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 60.7°
- Perihelion
- 0.66 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 251.05°
- Argument of periapsis
- 11.69°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2408029.42000 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
- Earth MOID · 134.1 LD
- 0.3445 AU
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 5
- Data arc
- 19 days
- First observed
- 2 January 1881
- Last observed
- 21 January 1881
- Residual RMS
- 2.54 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 15 April 2021
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1880 Y1
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB