Schuster

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-6,145.361 AU

Eccentricity

1.0011

Inclination

112.03°

Perihelion

6.88 AU

Longitude of ascending node

22.79°

Argument of periapsis

193.37°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2442427.20567 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 2,295.9 LD

5.8994 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

54

Data arc

772 days

First observed

25 February 1976

Last observed

7 April 1978

Residual RMS

0.38 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

7.7

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 4

7.7

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1976 D2