Brooks is a comet in the Comet orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.9 AU to 19,612.71 AU from the Sun.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 9,806.804 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.9999
- Inclination
- 74.19°
- Perihelion
- 0.902 AU
- Aphelion
- 19,612.706 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 103.06°
- Argument of periapsis
- 59.22°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2410850.1364
- Orbit class · COM
- Comet
- Tisserand (Jupiter)
- 0.321
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 257
- Data arc
- 82 days
- First observed
- 9 August 1888
- Last observed
- 30 October 1888
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1888 P1
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB