Honda is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 1.1 AU. Orbit from the JPL solution of 15 April 2021.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 127.91°
- Perihelion
- 1.099 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 253.29°
- Argument of periapsis
- 282.8°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2440164.33600 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
- Earth MOID · 203.3 LD
- 0.5223 AU
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 35
- Data arc
- 64 days
- First observed
- 12 September 1968
- Last observed
- 15 November 1968
- Residual RMS
- 0.51 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 15 April 2021
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 6.6
- Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 33.5
- 6.6
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1968 Q2
Named
Sources
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB