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Name
X85042 → C/2025 A3
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; (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
2025-02-17T00:00:00
2025-02-18T00:00:00
SIN
Req: 3779343
2025-02-26T18:23:00
2025-02-27T12:23:00
SIN
Req: 3791353
2025-03-01T00:23:00
2025-03-02T12:23:00
SIN
Req: 3791354
2025-03-04T00:23:00
2025-03-05T12:23:00
SIN
Req: 3791355
2025-03-07T00:23:00
2025-03-08T12:23:00
SIN
Req: 3791356
2025-03-10T00:23:00
2025-03-11T12:23:00
SIN
Req: 3791357
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Last Update: 2025-Mar-29 06:05
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
60800.0
May 5, 2025
Orbital inclination in deg
9.97535
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
322.43213
Arg of perihelion (deg)
222.21341
Eccentricity
0.4313976
Perihelion distance (AU)
5.7937697
Epoch of perihelion
March 13, 2026, 11:57 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
61112.99799
Total Magnitude (M1)
9.1
Slope Parameter (k1)
10.0
Physical Parameters
K1
autocmod 3.0f
5
10.0
M1
from 73 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 3.0f
5
9.1
+/- 0.7
Diameter
Initial Diameter Guess using H=12.5 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)
MPC Default
11232.1 m
+30795.0 / -5289.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP
digest2
score
35
Number of observations
75
Arc length (days)
70.00
Time since last observation (days)
8.25
Spectroscopy Details
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