Data for Chiron

a.k.a. Comet 95P / Minor Planet 2060

Perihelion Date              14 February 1996, 18:06 UT
Perihelion Distance          8.4639422 AU
Closest approach to Earth    01 April 1996
Orbital Period               50.7 years
Eccentricity                 0.3831118
Inclination                  6.93540 deg
Semimajor Axis               ~13.70354 AU
Aphelion                     ~18.94314 AU
Mass                         between 2e18 and 2e19 kg
Diameter                     between 148 and 208 km
Rotation Period              ~5.9 h
Asteroid Classification      B-type

Osculating Orbital Elements

Semi-Major Axis              13.7053530 AU
Eccentricity                 0.3831649
Inclination                  6.93524 deg
Longitude of Ascending Node  208.65735 deg
Longitude of Perihelion      339.58061 deg
Mean Anomaly                 359.46170 deg