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C/1886 J1 (Brooks)

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
-7,325.063 AU
Eccentricity
1.0001
Inclination
100.21°
Perihelion
0.842 AU
Longitude of ascending node
289.36°
Argument of periapsis
38.59°
Epoch · J2000
JD 2410031.46970 (perihelion)
Orbit class · HYP
Hyperbolic comet
Earth MOID · 26.2 LD
0.0672 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used
19
Data arc
19 days
First observed
3 May 1886
Last observed
22 May 1886
Residual RMS
1.5 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1886 J1

Named

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