Schedule Observations Schedule Spectroscopic Observations
Type Comet (Jupiter Family) [NEO]
Status Actively Following
Characterization Target
Source LOOK Project
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Measurements
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Last Update: 2024-Nov-21 06:06
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
58080.0 Nov. 23, 2017
Orbital inclination in deg 11.73515
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 79.62982
Arg of perihelion (deg) 58.05801
Eccentricity 0.7045897
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.2063410
Epoch of perihelion Nov. 16, 2017, 10:13 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 58073.92637
Total Magnitude (M1) 12.0
Slope Parameter (k1) 16.0
Physical Parameters
Diameter Scotti,J (1994) BAAS 26:1375
2.6 km
PC autocmod 2.6n

K173/9
0.03
K2 autocmod 2.6n

K173/9
5.0
M2 from 406 observations, autocmod 2.6n

K173/9
15.6 +/- 0.6
K1 autocmod 2.6n

K173/9
16.0
M1 2 parameter fit from 252 observations, autocmod 2.6n

K173/9
12.0 +/- 1.0
Phase Slope MPC Default
4.0
Follow-up Details
Number of observations 1049
Arc length (days) 9347.00
Time since last observation (days) 2369.02
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None