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NameA115IQO → C/2024 G3
Type Comet (Hyperbolic)
Status Actively Following
Characterization Target
Source LOOK Project
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Recent Blocks Scheduled
Measurements
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Last Update: 2024-Nov-21 06:30
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
60600.0 Oct. 17, 2024
Orbital inclination in deg 116.84676
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 220.33824
Arg of perihelion (deg) 108.12477
Eccentricity 1.0000094
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.0935278
Epoch of perihelion Jan. 13, 2025, 10:17 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 60688.42907
Total Magnitude (M1) 8.8
Slope Parameter (k1) 10.5
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis E2024-UQ8
0.000337 au +/- 0.0000034
+/- 0.0000034
PC autocmod 3.0f

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0.03
K2 autocmod 3.0f

21
5.0
M2 from 3 observations, autocmod 3.0f

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12.4 +/- 0.1
K1 autocmod 3.0f

21
10.5
M1 2 parameter fit from 242 observations, autocmod 3.0f

21
8.8 +/- 0.5
Diameter Initial Diameter Guess using H=12.0 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)

MPC Default
14140.38 m +38768.0 / -6658.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 45
Number of observations 261
Arc length (days) 163.00
Time since last observation (days) 21.26
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None