PANSTARRS

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-3,258.643 AU

Eccentricity

1.0007

Inclination

112.93°

Perihelion

2.308 AU

Longitude of ascending node

121.31°

Argument of periapsis

183.75°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2456535.63515 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 503.7 LD

1.2942 AU

Tisserand (Jupiter)

-0.729

Orbit quality

Observations used

730

Data arc

538 days

First observed

27 September 2012

Last observed

19 March 2014

Residual RMS

0.58 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

13.7

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 4.5

13.7

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2012 S3