LINEAR

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-5,463.132 AU

Eccentricity

1.0009

Inclination

129.19°

Perihelion

4.915 AU

Longitude of ascending node

123.92°

Argument of periapsis

6.89°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2451093.21869 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 1,531.2 LD

3.9344 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

162

Data arc

471 days

First observed

25 November 1998

Last observed

10 March 2000

Residual RMS

0.55 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

6.5

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 10.8

6.5

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1998 W3