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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)
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
Known Taxonomies None