McNaught

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-9,074.061 AU

Eccentricity

1

Inclination

77.84°

Perihelion

0.171 AU

Longitude of ascending node

267.41°

Argument of periapsis

155.97°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2454113.29884 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 159.3 LD

0.4094 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

331

Data arc

338 days

First observed

7 August 2006

Last observed

11 July 2007

Residual RMS

0.49 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

5.4

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 20.8

5.4

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2006 P1