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Name
XXB8AB4 → C/2016 X1
Type
Comet
Status
Not Following
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: 2020-Mar-23 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
59200.0
Dec. 17, 2020
Orbital inclination in deg
26.45315
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
256.41002
Arg of perihelion (deg)
224.50332
Eccentricity
0.9942219
Perihelion distance (AU)
7.5627522
Epoch of perihelion
April 28, 2019, 3:38 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
58601.65166
Total Magnitude (M1)
6.6
Slope Parameter (k1)
9.25
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis
E2021-F20
0.000308 au
+/- 0.0000019
+/- 0.0000019
PC
autocmod 2.9c
21
0.03
K2
autocmod 2.9c
21
5.0
M2
from 51 observations, autocmod 2.9c
21
10.6
+/- 0.3
K1
autocmod 2.9c
21
9.25
M1
from 200 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 2.9c
21
6.6
+/- 0.6
Follow-up Details
NEOCP
digest2
score
10
Number of observations
296
Arc length (days)
1213.00
Time since last observation (days)
706.13
Spectroscopy Details
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None
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