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Name
P21XRtn → P/2024 R2
Type
Comet
Status
Actively Following
Characterization Target
Source
LOOK Project
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,V45,V47; (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
2024-09-18T21:00:00
2024-09-20T00:00:00
SIN
Req: 3650861
2024-09-28T00:00:00
2024-09-29T00:00:00
SIN
Req: 3654813
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Last Update: 2026-Mar-18 19:55
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
61000.0
Nov. 21, 2025
Orbital inclination in deg
15.11892
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
192.98105
Arg of perihelion (deg)
203.86015
Eccentricity
0.2687215
Perihelion distance (AU)
2.3018842
Epoch of perihelion
Oct. 1, 2024, 10:52 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
60584.45342
Total Magnitude (M1)
15.6
Slope Parameter (k1)
10.0
Physical Parameters
K1
autocmod 3.0f
3
10.0
M1
from 38 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 3.0f
3
15.6
+/- 0.4
Diameter
Initial Diameter Guess using H=16.4 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)
MPC Default
1864.06 m
+5111.0 / -878.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP
digest2
score
35
Number of observations
46
Arc length (days)
83.00
Time since last observation (days)
493.29
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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