Wilk is a comet in the Comet orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.67 AU to 1,382.53 AU from the Sun.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 691.6 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.999
- Inclination
- 124.51°
- Perihelion
- 0.672 AU
- Aphelion
- 1,382.527 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 179.97°
- Argument of periapsis
- 157.49°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2425998.8098
- Orbit class · COM
- Comet
- Tisserand (Jupiter)
- -0.568
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 212
- Data arc
- 39 days
- First observed
- 21 December 1929
- Last observed
- 29 January 1930
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1929 Y1
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB