Lovas

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-1,679.405 AU

Eccentricity

1.0034

Inclination

64.52°

Perihelion

5.716 AU

Longitude of ascending node

338.17°

Argument of periapsis

146.31°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2443083.83190 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 1,887.9 LD

4.851 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

30

Data arc

352 days

First observed

17 February 1977

Last observed

4 February 1978

Residual RMS

0.55 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

28 August 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

5

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 10

5

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1977 D1