Login
L
as
C
umbres
O
bservatory
Minor planet follow-up portal
v. 3.14.2
PANSTARRS (C/2017 A1)
Home
Targets
Active
Candidates
Characterization
LOOK Project
Standards
Blocks
Data
Schedule Observations
Schedule Spectroscopic Observations
Name
P10yz57 → C/2017 A1
Type
Comet (Long Period)
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)
Site
Min Altitude
Check Spectroscopic Feasibility
Create LC Plot
Recent Blocks Scheduled
2017-01-03T19:00:00
2017-01-04T02:10:00
CPT
Req: 0000307049
Measurements
Show Measurements
Plot Visibility
Last Update: 2017-Nov-22 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
59000.0
May 31, 2020
Orbital inclination in deg
49.79201
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
121.04472
Arg of perihelion (deg)
2.05589
Eccentricity
0.9702436
Perihelion distance (AU)
2.2921492
Epoch of perihelion
May 16, 2017, 10:08 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
57889.42245
Total Magnitude (M1)
7.9
Slope Parameter (k1)
21.75
Physical Parameters
PC
autocmod 2.9c
12
0.03
K2
autocmod 2.9c
12
5.0
M2
from 84 observations, autocmod 2.9c
12
15.5
+/- 0.5
K1
autocmod 2.9c
12
21.75
M1
2 parameter fit from 92 observations, autocmod 2.9c
12
7.9
+/- 0.4
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
181
Arc length (days)
421.00
Time since last observation (days)
1558.13
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
×
No messages.
