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C/1960 M1 (Humason)

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
-12,803.529 AU
Eccentricity
1.0003
Inclination
125.47°
Perihelion
4.268 AU
Longitude of ascending node
307.27°
Argument of periapsis
46.49°
Epoch · J2000
JD 2436913.85091 (perihelion)
Orbit class · HYP
Hyperbolic comet
Earth MOID · 1,340.9 LD
3.4456 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used
24
Data arc
349 days
First observed
23 June 1960
Last observed
7 June 1961
Residual RMS
0.47 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1960 M1

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