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P12d0TP → P/2012 T2
Type
Comet
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)
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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Last Update: 2025-Aug-18 12:50
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
60955.0
Oct. 7, 2025
Orbital inclination in deg
12.56987
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
73.72374
Arg of perihelion (deg)
311.13909
Eccentricity
0.1615133
Perihelion distance (AU)
4.7785432
Epoch of perihelion
Dec. 27, 2026, 1:17 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
61401.05397
Total Magnitude (M1)
14.6
Slope Parameter (k1)
10.0
Physical Parameters
Phase Slope
MPC Default
4.0
Diameter
Initial Diameter Guess using H=14.6 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)
MPC Default
4270.33 m
+11708.0 / -2011.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP
digest2
score
65
Number of observations
17
Arc length (days)
24.95
Time since last observation (days)
0.09
Spectroscopy Details
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