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Name
CAPN0N2 → P/2024 L4
Type
Comet
Status
Actively Following
Characterization Target
Source
LCOGT
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)
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Recent Blocks Scheduled
2024-07-11T04:34:00
2024-07-12T04:34:00
SIN
Req: 3585656
2024-07-13T00:00:00
2024-07-14T00:00:00
SIN
Req: 3587097
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Last Update: 2024-Nov-27 06:20
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
60600.0
Oct. 17, 2024
Orbital inclination in deg
10.04609
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
139.77684
Arg of perihelion (deg)
53.70822
Eccentricity
0.6983718
Perihelion distance (AU)
0.6721606
Epoch of perihelion
April 14, 2024, 6:58 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
60414.29043
Total Magnitude (M1)
21.9
Slope Parameter (k1)
4.5
Physical Parameters
Phase Slope
MPC Default
1.8
K1
autocmod 3.0f
3
4.5
M1
2 parameter fit from 44 observations, autocmod 3.0f
3
21.9
+/- 0.6
Diameter
Initial Diameter Guess using H=20.3 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)
MPC Default
309.36 m
+848.0 / -146.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP
digest2
score
35
Number of observations
75
Arc length (days)
44.00
Time since last observation (days)
45.26
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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