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Name
A101Y6c → C/2017 D3
Type
Comet (Hyperbolic)
Status
Actively Following
Source
Minor Planet Center
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)
------------ 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.)
FTN 2.0m - F65; (Maui, Hawaii ) [MuSCAT3]
------------ Non LCO ------------
Mt John 1.8m - 474 (Mt John, NZ)
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Recent Blocks Scheduled
2017-02-23T18:20:00
2017-02-24T03:10:00
CPT
Req: 0000349863
2017-02-24T18:20:00
2017-02-25T03:10:00
CPT
Req: 0000350244
Measurements
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Last Update: 2019-Mar-25 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
59000.0
May 31, 2020
Orbital inclination in deg
125.57898
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
186.65511
Arg of perihelion (deg)
340.85744
Eccentricity
1.0020549
Perihelion distance (AU)
4.9740164
Epoch of perihelion
April 27, 2017, 6:40 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
57870.27819
Total Magnitude (M1)
11.1
Slope Parameter (k1)
4.5
Physical Parameters
K1
autocmod 2.8
17
4.5
M1
2 parameter fit from 335 observations, autocmod 2.8
17
11.1
+/- 0.6
Phase Slope
MPC Default
4.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP
digest2
score
10
Number of observations
505
Arc length (days)
773.00
Time since last observation (days)
480.92
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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