Machholz is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 0.11 AU. Orbit from the JPL solution of 15 April 2021.
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity
- 1
- Inclination
- 16.28°
- Perihelion
- 0.106 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 195.43°
- Argument of periapsis
- 274.5°
- Epoch · J2000
- JD 2446245.23858 (perihelion)
- Orbit class · PAR
- Parabolic comet
- Earth MOID · 80.9 LD
- 0.2078 AU
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 30
- Data arc
- 102 days
- First observed
- 28 May 1985
- Last observed
- 7 September 1985
- Residual RMS
- 0.7 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 15 April 2021
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1985 K1
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB