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NameYF9798E → C/2017 F1
Type Comet (Hyperbolic) [Dynamically New]
Status Actively Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Measurements
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Last Update: 2018-Feb-17 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
58200.0 March 23, 2018
Orbital inclination in deg 146.48175
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 158.74647
Arg of perihelion (deg) 64.81944
Eccentricity 1.0046116
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.4997731
Epoch of perihelion Nov. 30, 2017, 11:51 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 58087.99440
Total Magnitude (M1) 7.5
Slope Parameter (k1) 15.0
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis MPEC 2018-S50
0.00001883 au +/- 0.000006
+/- 0.000006
K1 autocmod 2.6n

7
15.0
M1 2 parameter fit from 68 observations, autocmod 2.6n

7
7.5 +/- 0.6
Phase Slope MPC Default
4.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 35
Number of observations 81
Arc length (days) 334.00
Time since last observation (days) 881.92
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None