Orbital elements:
P/2011 R3 (Novichonok)
T 2011 Aug. 23.35669 TT MPC
q 3.5852086 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.09206921 Peri. 189.67625 +0.94520014 -0.32236318
a 4.8572796 Node 189.62059 +0.31642393 +0.94353338
e 0.2618896 Incl. 18.04041 +0.08045246 +0.07633302
P 10.7
From 44 observations 2011 Sept. 7-9.
Comet P/2011 R3 (Novichonok) was discovered on the 7th September, 2011, by A. Novichonok (Ka-Dar Observatory). The preliminary orbital elements of the comet indicate a perihelion passage on the 23rd August, 2011, at a distance of 3.6 AU from the Sun, and an orbital period of 10.7 years.