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NameS075040 → C/2017 D2
Type Comet (Long Period)
Status Actively Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Last Update: 2018-Oct-10 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
58600.0 April 27, 2019
Orbital inclination in deg 31.25773
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 331.01519
Arg of perihelion (deg) 334.38563
Eccentricity 0.998792
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.4862245
Epoch of perihelion July 14, 2017, 3:56 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 57948.66427
Total Magnitude (M1) 11.1
Slope Parameter (k1) 11.0
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis MPEC 2018-U70
0.00137739 au +/- 0.0000009
+/- 0.0000009
PC autocmod 2.6n

13
0.03
K2 autocmod 2.6n

13
5.0
M2 from 177 observations, autocmod 2.6n

13
14.3 +/- 0.5
K1 autocmod 2.6n

13
11.0
M1 from 246 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 2.6n

13
11.1 +/- 0.7
Phase Slope MPC Default
4.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 10
Number of observations 402
Arc length (days) 594.00
Time since last observation (days) 646.93
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None