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Comet
Status
Actively Following
Characterization Target
Source
LOOK Project
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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2026-07-13T12:13:00
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Req: 4256850
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Req: 4256854
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Req: 4256855
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Req: 4256856
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SIN
Req: 4256857
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Req: 4256858
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Last Update: 2026-Jul-12 19:03
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
61200.0
June 9, 2026
Orbital inclination in deg
15.89548
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
51.43493
Arg of perihelion (deg)
257.37277
Eccentricity
0.3388012
Perihelion distance (AU)
1.8051629
Epoch of perihelion
Aug. 11, 2026, 10:52 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
61263.95285
Total Magnitude (M1)
14.1
Slope Parameter (k1)
21.0
Physical Parameters
PC
autocmod 3.0g
15
0.03
K2
autocmod 3.0g
15
5.0
M2
from 9 observations, autocmod 3.0g
15
18.9
+/- 1.0
K1
autocmod 3.0g
15
21.0
M1
2 parameter fit from 51 observations, autocmod 3.0g
15
14.1
+/- 1.0
Phase Slope
MPC Default
4.0
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
79
Arc length (days)
6514.00
Time since last observation (days)
8.51
Spectroscopy Details
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None
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