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NameA10X1pX → C/2023 S2
Type Comet
Status Not Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Last Update: 2023-Oct-02 19:50
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
60217.0 Sept. 30, 2023
Orbital inclination in deg 20.32574
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 230.99492
Arg of perihelion (deg) 79.12222
Eccentricity 0.9500461
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.0521729
Epoch of perihelion Oct. 15, 2023, 4:30 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 60232.68761
Total Magnitude (M1) 13.7
Slope Parameter (k1) 10.0
Physical Parameters
Diameter Initial Diameter Guess using H=13.7 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)

MPC Default
6463.4 m +17720.0 / -3043.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 35
Number of observations 173
Arc length (days) 3.80
Time since last observation (days) 0.04
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None