Giacobini

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-8,842.515 AU

Eccentricity

1.0003

Inclination

43.9°

Perihelion

2.773 AU

Longitude of ascending node

118.81°

Argument of periapsis

5.84°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2416197.48697 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 697.3 LD

1.7917 AU

Tisserand (Jupiter)

1.489

Orbit quality

Observations used

65

Data arc

131 days

First observed

11 December 1902

Last observed

21 April 1903

Residual RMS

0.96 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2024

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1902 X1