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Type Comet (Jupiter Family)
Status Actively Following
Characterization Target
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Last Update: 2026-Oct-15 06:44
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
61200.0 June 9, 2026
Orbital inclination in deg 12.02725
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 117.79757
Arg of perihelion (deg) 195.46782
Eccentricity 0.5374421
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.4177377
Epoch of perihelion Aug. 2, 2026, 2:45 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 61254.11499
Total Magnitude (M1) 13.3
Slope Parameter (k1) 7.25
Physical Parameters
K1 autocmod 3.0g

K265/57
7.25
M1 2 parameter fit from 4034 observations, autocmod 3.0g

K265/57
13.3 +/- 0.8
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 5411
Arc length (days) 8495.00
Time since last observation (days) 0.82
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None