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Type Comet (Jupiter Family)
Status Actively Following
Characterization Target
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Last Update: 2026-May-09 06:43
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
61000.0 Nov. 21, 2025
Orbital inclination in deg 12.0272
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 117.79821
Arg of perihelion (deg) 195.4808
Eccentricity 0.537387
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.4176106
Epoch of perihelion Aug. 2, 2026, 3:11 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 61254.13327
Total Magnitude (M1) 14.7
Slope Parameter (k1) 4.5
Physical Parameters
K1 autocmod 3.0g

K265/34
4.5
M1 2 parameter fit from 2062 observations, autocmod 3.0g

K265/34
14.7 +/- 0.7
Rotation Period REFERENCE LIST:[A'Hearn, M.F.; Campins, H.; Schleicher, D.G.; Millis, R.L. (1989) Astrophys. J. 347, 1155-1166.], [Jewitt, D.; Luu, J. (1989) Astron. J. 97, 1766-1790.], [Wisniewski, W.Z. (1990) Icarus 86, 52-57.], [Knight, M.M.; Schleicher, D.;G.; Farnham, T.L.; Schwieterman, E.W.; Christensen, S.R. (2012) Astron. J. 144, A153.]

LCDB (Rev. 2023-October); Warner et al., 2009
8.93 h
Albedo sigma is +0.004 and -0.006

Earth, Moon, and Planets, v. 89, Issue 1, p. 117-134 (2002)
0.022 +/- 0.006
Diameter Lamy,P.L.;Toth,I.;Fernandez,Y.R.;Weaver,H.A. (2004) Comets II, pp. 223-264
10.6 km
Follow-up Details
Number of observations 4653
Arc length (days) 8107.00
Time since last observation (days) 220.04
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None