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Name
C19RNP5 → C/2026 A2
Type
Comet
Status
Not 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,V45,V47; (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: 2026-Mar-21 14:53
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
61170.0
May 10, 2026
Orbital inclination in deg
82.30516
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
206.58651
Arg of perihelion (deg)
155.95882
Eccentricity
0.9972291
Perihelion distance (AU)
1.9373296
Epoch of perihelion
Dec. 22, 2026, 9:36 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
61396.40040
Total Magnitude (M1)
12.9
Slope Parameter (k1)
10.0
Physical Parameters
Diameter
Initial Diameter Guess using H=12.9 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)
MPC Default
9342.45 m
+25614.0 / -4399.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP
digest2
score
35
Number of observations
167
Arc length (days)
64.96
Time since last observation (days)
0.23
Spectroscopy Details
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