McNaught

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-3,012.758 AU

Eccentricity

1.0018

Inclination

79.35°

Perihelion

5.455 AU

Longitude of ascending node

53.58°

Argument of periapsis

260.38°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2455927.36767 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 2,011.7 LD

5.1692 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

1,187

Data arc

5.92 years

First observed

19 March 2009

Last observed

20 February 2015

Residual RMS

0.7 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

5.8

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 7

5.8

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2009 F4