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NameP10jg70 → C/2015 D2
Type Comet (Jupiter Family)
Status Actively Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Measurements
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Last Update: 2016-Feb-05 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
57400.0 Jan. 13, 2016
Orbital inclination in deg 31.92864
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 162.81274
Arg of perihelion (deg) 292.4393
Eccentricity 0.5650798
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.6267569
Epoch of perihelion Sept. 30, 2013, 5:39 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 56565.73594
Total Magnitude (M1) 7.1
Slope Parameter (k1) 12.0
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis MPEC 2016-D32
0.07795173 au
PC autocmod 2.9c

8
0.03
K2 autocmod 2.9c

8
5.0
M2 from 8 observations, autocmod 2.9c

8
12.5 +/- 0.3
K1 autocmod 2.9c

8
12.0
M1 from 57 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 2.9c

8
7.1 +/- 0.5
Follow-up Details
Number of observations 67
Arc length (days) 382.00
Time since last observation (days) 2214.16
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None