Minkowski

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-2,112.865 AU

Eccentricity

1.0012

Inclination

144.16°

Perihelion

2.572 AU

Longitude of ascending node

38.89°

Argument of periapsis

192.47°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2433661.54169 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 613.5 LD

1.5764 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

32

Data arc

698 days

First observed

27 May 1950

Last observed

24 April 1952

Residual RMS

0.54 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1950 K1