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NameA111kXD → C/2024 A1
Type Comet (Hyperbolic)
Status Actively Following
Characterization Target
Source LOOK Project
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Measurements
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Last Update: 2024-Nov-21 06:34
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
60600.0 Oct. 17, 2024
Orbital inclination in deg 94.44648
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 112.14128
Arg of perihelion (deg) 353.30633
Eccentricity 1.0014338
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.8754973
Epoch of perihelion June 13, 2025, 4:57 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 60839.70684
Total Magnitude (M1) 10.6
Slope Parameter (k1) 5.5
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis E2024-VJ2
0.000339 au +/- 0.0000012
+/- 0.0000012
K1 autocmod 3.0f

23
5.5
M1 2 parameter fit from 382 observations, autocmod 3.0f

23
10.6 +/- 0.4
Diameter Initial Diameter Guess using H=10.7 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)

MPC Default
25731.25 m +70546.0 / -12116.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 35
Number of observations 295
Arc length (days) 281.00
Time since last observation (days) 2.27
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None