Swift

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-1,189.676 AU

Eccentricity

1.0005

Inclination

55.56°

Perihelion

0.566 AU

Longitude of ascending node

179.7°

Argument of periapsis

1.74°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2413667.64730 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Orbit quality

Observations used

400

Data arc

65 days

First observed

17 April 1896

Last observed

21 June 1896

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1896 G1