Catalina

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-1,986.486 AU

Eccentricity

1.0026

Inclination

67.85°

Perihelion

5.185 AU

Longitude of ascending node

55.62°

Argument of periapsis

40.45°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2457303.06945 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 1,704.2 LD

4.3791 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

2,445

Data arc

4.79 years

First observed

23 October 2013

Last observed

6 August 2018

Residual RMS

0.57 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

6

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 9.3

6

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2013 V4