Perihelion time T (ET)..................... 1996 Nov 11.84831 +/- 0.00061
Argument of perihelion omega (deg)......... 18.759 +/- 0.064
Longitude of ascending node Omega (deg).... 86.271 +/- 0.077
Orbital inclination i (deg)................ 34.440 +/- 0.033
Perihelion distance q (AU)................. 0.051706 +/- 0.000089
Orbital eccentricity e..................... 0.984347 +/- 0.000027
Orbital period P (yr)...................... 6.00
Longitude of perihelion L_pi (deg)......... 101.918
Latitude of perihelion B_pi (deg).......... +10.479
Osculation epoch (ET)...................... 1996 Nov 13.0
Observations used:
Number from C2 images.................... 17
Number from C3 images.................... 3
Period of time covered................... 1996 Nov 12-2002 Nov 12
Time interval (days)..................... 2191
Weighted rms residual (arcsec)........... +/-3.17
The orbital elements are published on Sekanina, Z., & Chodas, P. W. 2005, ApJ, 161, 551-586.
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