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Comet (Jupiter Family) [NEO]
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------------ 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)
ELP 0.4m - V98; (TEMP; McDonald, Texas)
ELP 0.4m - V99; (TEMP; 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: 2026-Jan-25 07:01
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
61000.0
Nov. 21, 2025
Orbital inclination in deg
57.58591
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
93.9625
Arg of perihelion (deg)
14.739
Eccentricity
0.9617254
Perihelion distance (AU)
0.1160116
Epoch of perihelion
May 11, 2028, 10:37 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
61902.94258
Total Magnitude (M1)
13.7
Slope Parameter (k1)
8.75
Physical Parameters
PC
autocmod 3.0f
K233/8
0.03
K2
autocmod 3.0f
K233/8
5.0
M2
from 303 observations, autocmod 3.0f
K233/8
16.9
+/- 0.8
K1
autocmod 3.0f
K233/8
8.75
M1
2 parameter fit from 266 observations, autocmod 3.0f
K233/8
13.7
+/- 1.0
Diameter
Lamy,P.L.,Toth,I.,Fernandez,Y.R.,Weaver,H.A. (2004) Comets II, pp. 223-264
6.4 km
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
255
Arc length (days)
764.00
Time since last observation (days)
527.07
Spectroscopy Details
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