Login
L
as
C
umbres
O
bservatory
Minor planet follow-up portal
v. 3.17.1
C/1971 M1
Home
Targets
Active
Candidates
Characterization
LOOK Project
Standards
Blocks
Data
Schedule Observations
Schedule Spectroscopic Observations
Type
Comet (Parabolic)
Status
Not Following
Source
NEODSYS
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)
Site
Min Altitude
Check Spectroscopic Feasibility
Create LC Plot
Recent Blocks Scheduled
No blocks have been scheduled
Measurements
Show Measurements
Plot Visibility
Last Update: 2026-Jun-17 05:02
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
41136.0
July 4, 1971
Orbital inclination in deg
97.14923648416678
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
267.7762035552449
Arg of perihelion (deg)
44.17976055669464
Eccentricity
1.0
Perihelion distance (AU)
2.8814286
Epoch of perihelion
Dec. 7, 1971, 11:04 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
41292.96179
Total Magnitude (M1)
None
Slope Parameter (k1)
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
7
Arc length (days)
35.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
×
No messages.