Bradfield

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-865.299 AU

Eccentricity

1.0014

Inclination

55.24°

Perihelion

1.217 AU

Longitude of ascending node

157.91°

Argument of periapsis

264.13°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2442507.08014 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 289.3 LD

0.7435 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

52

Data arc

358 days

First observed

15 March 1975

Last observed

7 March 1976

Residual RMS

0.61 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1975 E1