LINEAR

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-8,358.942 AU

Eccentricity

1.0003

Inclination

90.85°

Perihelion

2.292 AU

Longitude of ascending node

325.7°

Argument of periapsis

18.25°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2457582.87874 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 511.7 LD

1.3147 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

310

Data arc

305 days

First observed

31 May 2016

Last observed

1 April 2017

Residual RMS

0.62 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

8.9

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 22

8.9

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2016 K1