Sato

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-572.924 AU

Eccentricity

1.0015

Inclination

93.96°

Perihelion

0.864 AU

Longitude of ascending node

281.5°

Argument of periapsis

215.46°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2442781.41795 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 11.4 LD

0.0294 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

72

Data arc

57 days

First observed

9 December 1975

Last observed

4 February 1976

Residual RMS

0.89 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

11.1

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 10

11.1

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1975 X1