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C/1921 E1 (Reid)

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
-1,751.685 AU
Eccentricity
1.0006
Inclination
132.19°
Perihelion
1.008 AU
Longitude of ascending node
269.44°
Argument of periapsis
64.49°
Epoch · J2000
JD 2422819.94987 (perihelion)
Orbit class · HYP
Hyperbolic comet
Earth MOID · 114.7 LD
0.2949 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used
20
Data arc
51 days
First observed
15 March 1921
Last observed
5 May 1921
Residual RMS
0.94 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1921 E1

Named

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