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Name
P22nJzF → C/2026 M5
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-Aug-06 13:40
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
61308.0
Sept. 25, 2026
Orbital inclination in deg
147.45475
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
114.50051
Arg of perihelion (deg)
144.27124
Eccentricity
0.9360956
Perihelion distance (AU)
4.9836154
Epoch of perihelion
Oct. 8, 2026, 4:41 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
61321.69533
Total Magnitude (M1)
14.2
Slope Parameter (k1)
10.0
Physical Parameters
Diameter
Initial Diameter Guess using H=14.2 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)
MPC Default
5134.06 m
+14076.0 / -2417.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP
digest2
score
35
Number of observations
42
Arc length (days)
322.00
Time since last observation (days)
0.50
Spectroscopy Details
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