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C/2017 S6 (Catalina)

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
-1,096.376 AU
Eccentricity
1.0014
Inclination
152.83°
Perihelion
1.543 AU
Longitude of ascending node
130.87°
Argument of periapsis
134.69°
Epoch · J2000
JD 2458176.43257 (perihelion)
Orbit class · HYP
Hyperbolic comet
Earth MOID · 245.3 LD
0.6304 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used
247
Data arc
337 days
First observed
16 February 2017
Last observed
19 January 2018
Residual RMS
0.7 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
15.3
Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 4.8
15.3

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2017 S6

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