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ROB001 → C/2015 C2
Type
Comet (Long Period)
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Source
Minor Planet Center
UTC date
------------ Any 1.0m ------------
LSC 1.0m - W85-87; (CTIO, Chile)
ELP 1.0m - V37,V39; (McDonald, Texas)
COJ 1.0m - Q63-64; (Siding Spring, Aust.)
CPT 1.0m - K91-93; (Sutherland, S. Africa)
TFN 1.0m - Z31,Z24; (Tenerife, Spain)
------------ Any 0.4m ------------
LSC 0.4m - W89,W79; (CTIO, Chile)
ELP 0.4m - V38; (McDonald, Texas)
OGG 0.4m - T03-04; (Maui, Hawaii)
COJ 0.4m - Q58-59; (Siding Spring, Aust.)
CPT 0.4m - L09; (Sutherland, S. Africa)
TFN 0.4m - Z17,Z21; (Tenerife, Spain)
------------ Any 2.0m ------------
FTS 2.0m - E10; (Siding Spring, Aust.) [MuSCAT4]
FTN 2.0m - F65; (Maui, Hawaii ) [MuSCAT3]
------------ Non LCO ------------
Mt John 1.8m - 474 (Mt John, NZ)
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Last Update: 2015-Jul-20 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
57200.0
June 27, 2015
Orbital inclination in deg
94.50122
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
49.53029
Arg of perihelion (deg)
334.13289
Eccentricity
0.9984865
Perihelion distance (AU)
0.7113684
Epoch of perihelion
March 4, 2015, 1:32 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
57085.56439
Total Magnitude (M1)
12.7
Slope Parameter (k1)
4.5
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis
MPEC 2015-Q71
0.00195403 au
+/- 0.0000092
+/- 0.0000092
K1
autocmod 2.9c
6
4.5
M1
2 parameter fit from 27 observations, autocmod 2.9c
6
12.7
+/- 1.0
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
121
Arc length (days)
145.00
Time since last observation (days)
2414.16
Spectroscopy Details
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