Meier

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-1,337.596 AU

Eccentricity

1.0008

Inclination

43.76°

Perihelion

1.137 AU

Longitude of ascending node

349.34°

Argument of periapsis

231.4°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2443823.90928 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 128.6 LD

0.3304 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

276

Data arc

590 days

First observed

28 April 1978

Last observed

9 December 1979

Residual RMS

0.58 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

5.1

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 7.3

5.1

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1978 H1