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NameC9KD7J2 → C/2023 S3
Type Comet
Status Not Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Last Update: 2023-Nov-01 01:50
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
60298.0 Dec. 20, 2023
Orbital inclination in deg 140.49482
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 233.83148
Arg of perihelion (deg) 281.59392
Eccentricity 0.9704825
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.8299393
Epoch of perihelion Jan. 19, 2024, 3:18 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 60328.63775
Total Magnitude (M1) 16.7
Slope Parameter (k1) 10.0
Physical Parameters
Diameter Initial Diameter Guess using H=16.7 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)

MPC Default
1623.53 m +4451.0 / -764.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 35
Number of observations 307
Arc length (days) 36.57
Time since last observation (days) 0.05
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None