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NameXXB8AB4 → C/2016 X1
Type Comet
Status Actively Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Measurements
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Last Update: 2020-Mar-23 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
59000.0 May 31, 2020
Orbital inclination in deg 26.45433
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 256.42053
Arg of perihelion (deg) 224.52209
Eccentricity 0.9945542
Perihelion distance (AU) 7.5636869
Epoch of perihelion April 29, 2019, 2:02 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 58602.08519
Total Magnitude (M1) 6.5
Slope Parameter (k1) 9.25
Physical Parameters
Phase Slope MPC Default
4.0
M1 from 180 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 2.8

19
6.5 +/- 0.6
K1 autocmod 2.8

19
9.25
M2 from 51 observations, autocmod 2.8

19
10.6 +/- 0.3
K2 autocmod 2.8

19
5.0
PC autocmod 2.8

19
0.03
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 10
Number of observations 268
Arc length (days) 1213.00
Time since last observation (days) 116.93
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None