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C/1890 F1 (Brooks)

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
-5,684.235 AU
Eccentricity
1.0003
Inclination
120.57°
Perihelion
1.908 AU
Longitude of ascending node
321.88°
Argument of periapsis
68.93°
Epoch · J2000
JD 2411520.54565 (perihelion)
Orbit class · HYP
Hyperbolic comet
Earth MOID · 506.4 LD
1.3013 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used
140
Data arc
685 days
First observed
22 March 1890
Last observed
5 February 1892
Residual RMS
0.84 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1890 F1

Named

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