Mellish

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-491.12 AU

Eccentricity

1.0009

Inclination

52.41°

Perihelion

0.463 AU

Longitude of ascending node

77.64°

Argument of periapsis

116.36°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2420784.11977 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 106.4 LD

0.2733 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

7

Data arc

4 days

First observed

19 September 1915

Last observed

23 September 1915

Residual RMS

0.52 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1915 R1