Alcock

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-384.521 AU

Eccentricity

1.0004

Inclination

108.04°

Perihelion

0.166 AU

Longitude of ascending node

225.84°

Argument of periapsis

300.54°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2436827.37996 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 62.8 LD

0.1615 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

14

Data arc

5 days

First observed

1 September 1959

Last observed

6 September 1959

Residual RMS

0.82 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1959 Q2