Login
L
as
C
umbres
O
bservatory
Minor planet follow-up portal
v. 3.17.1
C/2009 K4
Home
Targets
Active
Candidates
Characterization
LOOK Project
Standards
Blocks
Data
Schedule Observations
Schedule Spectroscopic Observations
Type
Comet
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-May-23 06:33
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
54991.0
June 9, 2009
Orbital inclination in deg
34.82499074678188
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
30.12512823782707
Arg of perihelion (deg)
127.4714713726371
Eccentricity
0.9625269894588714
Perihelion distance (AU)
1.5488747
Epoch of perihelion
June 19, 2009, 9:14 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
55001.38491
Total Magnitude (M1)
13.8
Slope Parameter (k1)
25.0
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
125
Arc length (days)
60.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
×
No messages.