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C/1892 Q1 (Brooks)

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
-3,134.911 AU
Eccentricity
1.0003
Inclination
24.8°
Perihelion
0.976 AU
Longitude of ascending node
266.03°
Argument of periapsis
252.65°
Epoch · J2000
JD 2412461.08672 (perihelion)
Orbit class · HYP
Hyperbolic comet
Earth MOID · 102.1 LD
0.2623 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used
13
Data arc
293 days
First observed
2 September 1892
Last observed
22 June 1893
Residual RMS
0.76 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1892 Q1

Named

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