LONEOS

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-1,459.323 AU

Eccentricity

1.0035

Inclination

166.03°

Perihelion

5.131 AU

Longitude of ascending node

38.37°

Argument of periapsis

140.13°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2456033.83042 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 1,607.6 LD

4.1309 AU

Tisserand (Jupiter)

-2.728

Orbit quality

Observations used

5,568

Data arc

14.18 years

First observed

19 September 2006

Last observed

24 November 2020

Residual RMS

0.6 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

7 June 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

6.1

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 7.3

6.1

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2006 S3