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Name
P12kfD7 → C/2026 A3
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-30 03:53
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
61077.0
Feb. 6, 2026
Orbital inclination in deg
157.36688
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
306.99679
Arg of perihelion (deg)
238.70486
Eccentricity
0.9999938
Perihelion distance (AU)
4.8450743
Epoch of perihelion
Feb. 6, 2026, midnight
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
61077.00000
Total Magnitude (M1)
12.6
Slope Parameter (k1)
10.0
Physical Parameters
Diameter
Initial Diameter Guess using H=12.6 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)
MPC Default
10726.57 m
+29409.0 / -5051.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP
digest2
score
35
Number of observations
62
Arc length (days)
116.61
Time since last observation (days)
5.51
Spectroscopy Details
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