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C/1948 T1 (Wirtanen)

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
-4,687.881 AU
Eccentricity
1.0007
Inclination
155.08°
Perihelion
3.268 AU
Longitude of ascending node
122.13°
Argument of periapsis
73.55°
Epoch · J2000
JD 2432432.37525 (perihelion)
Orbit class · HYP
Hyperbolic comet
Earth MOID · 932.1 LD
2.3951 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used
19
Data arc
679 days
First observed
7 October 1948
Last observed
17 August 1950
Residual RMS
0.2 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
6
Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 8.3
6

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1948 T1

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