Kojima

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-2,059.483 AU

Eccentricity

1.001

Inclination

141.86°

Perihelion

2.147 AU

Longitude of ascending node

43.19°

Argument of periapsis

334.31°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2441725.77810 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 467.3 LD

1.2008 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

267

Data arc

659 days

First observed

31 October 1972

Last observed

21 August 1974

Residual RMS

0.56 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

6.4

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 12.5

6.4

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1972 U1