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Name
C19QJN5 → P/2017 B4
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)
ELP 0.4m - V98; (TEMP; McDonald, Texas)
ELP 0.4m - V99; (TEMP; 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-Jan-15 16:38
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
61105.0
March 6, 2026
Orbital inclination in deg
21.05556
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
119.47156
Arg of perihelion (deg)
11.29486
Eccentricity
0.3553977
Perihelion distance (AU)
2.8162029
Epoch of perihelion
Dec. 4, 2025, 7:53 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
61013.82892
Total Magnitude (M1)
17.1
Slope Parameter (k1)
10.0
Physical Parameters
Phase Slope
MPC Default
4.0
Diameter
Initial Diameter Guess using H=17.1 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)
MPC Default
1350.4 m
+3702.0 / -636.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP
digest2
score
35
Number of observations
20
Arc length (days)
30.90
Time since last observation (days)
0.28
Spectroscopy Details
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