Catalina-ATLAS

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis

-3,117.411 AU

Eccentricity

1.0002

Inclination

31.41°

Perihelion

0.475 AU

Longitude of ascending node

181.52°

Argument of periapsis

260.06°

Epoch · J2000

JD 2459107.01935 (perihelion)

Orbit class · HYP

Hyperbolic comet

Earth MOID · 23.4 LD

0.0601 AU

Tisserand (Jupiter)

0.729

Orbit quality

Observations used

291

Data arc

316 days

First observed

25 May 2020

Last observed

6 April 2021

Residual RMS

0.65 ″

Solution · Otto Matic

31 May 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)

16.8

Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 4.5

16.8

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2020 K8