Africano

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-1,914.9 AU

Eccentricity

1.0008

Inclination

116.62°

Perihelion

1.455 AU

Longitude of ascending node

181.85°

Argument of periapsis

157.97°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2458732.22916 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 192.1 LD

0.4937 AU

Tisserand (Jupiter)

-0.663

Orbit quality

Observations used

1,995

Data arc

566 days

First observed

27 November 2018

Last observed

15 June 2020

Residual RMS

0.53 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

24 August 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

13.4

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 4.5

13.4

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2018 W2