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NameYE832BC → C/2017 E5
Type Comet (Long Period)
Status Actively Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Recent Blocks Scheduled
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Measurements
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Last Measurement: 2017-Mar-31 04:47
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
58000.0 Sept. 4, 2017
Orbital inclination in deg 122.64418
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 206.19932
Arg of perihelion (deg) 306.74995
Eccentricity 0.995352
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.7828630
Epoch of perihelion June 10, 2016, 7:24 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 57549.80843
Total Magnitude (M1) 12.0
Slope Parameter (k1) 11.0
Physical Parameters
Phase Slope MPC Default
4.0
M1 from 75 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 2.6i

2
12.0 +/- 0.5
K1 autocmod 2.6i

2
11.0
Reciprocal of semimajor axis MPEC 2017-L52
0.00303543 au +/- 5.78e-05
+/- 5.78e-05
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 35
Number of observations 74
Arc length (days) 50.00
Time since last observation (days) 1204.92
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None