Heinze

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-1,679.228 AU

Eccentricity

1.0003

Inclination

96.83°

Perihelion

0.581 AU

Longitude of ascending node

102.32°

Argument of periapsis

96.92°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2458171.20817 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 5.5 LD

0.0141 AU

Orbit quality

Observations used

1,005

Data arc

262 days

First observed

28 September 2017

Last observed

17 June 2018

Residual RMS

0.65 ″

Solution · Javier Roa

15 May 2019

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

11.9

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 14

11.9

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2017 T1