Mitchell-Jones-Gerber is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 0.18 AU. Orbit from the JPL solution of 15 April 2021.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 56.71°
- Perihelion
- 0.178 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 32.29°
- Argument of periapsis
- 78.94°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2439658.28510 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
- Earth MOID · 139.6 LD
- 0.3587 AU
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 39
- Data arc
- 65 days
- First observed
- 3 July 1967
- Last observed
- 6 September 1967
- Residual RMS
- 0.55 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 15 April 2021
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 6.4
- Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 13
- 6.4
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1967 M1
Named
Sources
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB