McNaught

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-3,445.585 AU

Eccentricity

1.0023

Inclination

158.72°

Perihelion

7.782 AU

Longitude of ascending node

134.03°

Argument of periapsis

311.43°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2456455.61721 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 2,656.9 LD

6.8271 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

172

Data arc

727 days

First observed

2 April 2012

Last observed

30 March 2014

Residual RMS

0.55 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

6.6

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 8.8

6.6

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2013 E1