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Name
LM06jad → C/2017 B3
Type
Comet (Hyperbolic)
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)
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Recent Blocks Scheduled
2017-01-28T18:50:00
2017-01-29T02:40:00
CPT
Req: 0000328647
Measurements
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Last Update: 2022-Jan-01 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
59600.0
Jan. 21, 2022
Orbital inclination in deg
54.16146
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
2.17666
Arg of perihelion (deg)
284.8154
Eccentricity
1.0009889
Perihelion distance (AU)
3.9258403
Epoch of perihelion
Feb. 2, 2019, 4:45 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
58516.19852
Total Magnitude (M1)
6.5
Slope Parameter (k1)
8.75
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis
E2022-A21
0.000301 au
+/- 0.0000002
+/- 0.0000002
PC
autocmod 3.0a
49
0.03
K2
autocmod 3.0a
49
5.0
M2
from 291 observations, autocmod 3.0a
49
9.9
+/- 0.6
K1
autocmod 3.0a
49
8.75
M1
2 parameter fit from 1220 observations, autocmod 3.0a
49
6.5
+/- 0.8
Follow-up Details
NEOCP
digest2
score
35
Number of observations
1548
Arc length (days)
2129.00
Time since last observation (days)
57.13
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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