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NameCA9MP42 → C/2024 E1
Type Comet
Status Actively Following
Characterization Target
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Last Update: 2024-Oct-13 19:22
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
60400.0 March 31, 2024
Orbital inclination in deg 75.23248
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 108.12623
Arg of perihelion (deg) 243.6595
Eccentricity 1.0000039
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.5650118
Epoch of perihelion Jan. 20, 2026, 5:40 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 61060.73655
Total Magnitude (M1) 7.3
Slope Parameter (k1) 10.0
Physical Parameters
Phase Slope MPC Default
4.0
Reciprocal of semimajor axis E2024-KD0
0.000097 au +/- 0.0000495
+/- 0.0000495
K1 autocmod 3.0f

10
10.0
M1 from 220 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 3.0f

10
7.3 +/- 0.5
Diameter Initial Diameter Guess using H=11.3 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)

MPC Default
19519.15 m +53515.0 / -9191.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 100
Number of observations 224
Arc length (days) 103.00
Time since last observation (days) 3.93
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None