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C/2011 N3 (SOHO)

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
-19.577 AU
Eccentricity
1.0003
Inclination
144.44°
Perihelion
0.005 AU
Longitude of ascending node
6.43°
Argument of periapsis
85.05°
Epoch · J2000
JD 2455748.50206 (perihelion)
Orbit class · HYP
Hyperbolic comet
Earth MOID · 215.9 LD
0.5548 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used
114
Data arc
24 hours
First observed
4 July 2011
Last observed
5 July 2011
Residual RMS
0.07 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2011 N3

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