Las Cumbres Observatory

PANSTARRS (C/2017 K2)

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NameP10Btmr → C/2017 K2

Type Comet (Hyperbolic) [Dynamically New]

Status Actively Following
Characterization Target

Source LOOK Project

UTC date

Site

Min Altitude

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Recent Blocks Scheduled

2017-05-22T03:00:00 2017-05-22T10:40:00 ELP Req: 0000431663
2020-07-23T00:00:00 2020-07-23T12:00:00 SIN Req: 2188057
2020-07-25T00:00:00 2020-07-25T12:00:00 SIN Req: 2188058
2020-07-27T00:00:00 2020-07-27T12:00:00 SIN Req: 2188059
2020-07-29T00:00:00 2020-07-29T12:00:00 SIN Req: 2188060
2020-07-31T00:00:00 2020-07-31T12:00:00 SIN Req: 2188061
2020-08-04T02:50:00 2020-08-05T02:50:00 SIN Req: 2201139
2020-08-13T06:00:00 2020-08-13T12:00:00 ELP Req: 2207795
2020-08-14T00:00:00 2020-08-14T12:00:00 ELP Req: 2207796
2020-08-15T00:00:00 2020-08-15T12:00:00 ELP Req: 2207797
2020-08-16T00:00:00 2020-08-16T12:00:00 ELP Req: 2207798
2020-08-17T00:00:00 2020-08-17T12:00:00 ELP Req: 2207799
2020-08-18T00:00:00 2020-08-18T12:00:00 ELP Req: 2207800
2020-08-19T00:00:00 2020-08-19T12:00:00 ELP Req: 2207801
2020-08-20T00:00:00 2020-08-20T12:00:00 ELP Req: 2207802
2020-08-21T00:00:00 2020-08-21T12:00:00 ELP Req: 2207803
2020-08-22T00:00:00 2020-08-22T12:00:00 ELP Req: 2207804
2020-08-23T00:00:00 2020-08-23T12:00:00 ELP Req: 2207805
2020-08-24T00:00:00 2020-08-24T12:00:00 ELP Req: 2207806
2020-08-25T00:00:00 2020-08-25T12:00:00 ELP Req: 2207807
2020-08-26T00:00:00 2020-08-26T12:00:00 ELP Req: 2207808
2020-08-27T00:00:00 2020-08-27T12:00:00 ELP Req: 2207809
2020-08-28T00:00:00 2020-08-28T12:00:00 ELP Req: 2207810
2020-08-29T00:00:00 2020-08-29T12:00:00 ELP Req: 2207811
2020-08-30T00:00:00 2020-08-30T12:00:00 ELP Req: 2207812
2020-08-31T00:00:00 2020-08-31T12:00:00 ELP Req: 2207813
2020-09-03T04:00:00 2020-09-03T07:00:00 ELP Req: 2226311
2020-09-06T01:00:00 2020-09-06T07:00:00 ELP Req: 2226312
2020-09-09T01:00:00 2020-09-09T07:00:00 ELP Req: 2226313
2020-09-12T01:00:00 2020-09-12T07:00:00 ELP Req: 2226314
2020-09-15T01:00:00 2020-09-15T07:00:00 ELP Req: 2226315
2020-09-18T01:00:00 2020-09-18T07:00:00 ELP Req: 2226316
2020-09-21T01:00:00 2020-09-21T07:00:00 ELP Req: 2226317
2020-09-24T01:00:00 2020-09-24T07:00:00 ELP Req: 2226318
2020-09-27T01:00:00 2020-09-27T07:00:00 ELP Req: 2226319
2020-09-30T01:00:00 2020-09-30T07:00:00 ELP Req: 2226320
2020-10-06T00:00:00 2020-10-06T07:00:00 ELP Req: 2256850
2020-10-08T17:00:00 2020-10-09T07:00:00 ELP Req: 2256851
2020-10-11T17:00:00 2020-10-12T07:00:00 ELP Req: 2256852
2020-10-14T17:00:00 2020-10-15T07:00:00 ELP Req: 2256853
2020-10-17T17:00:00 2020-10-18T07:00:00 ELP Req: 2256854
2020-10-20T17:00:00 2020-10-21T07:00:00 ELP Req: 2256855
2020-10-23T17:00:00 2020-10-24T07:00:00 ELP Req: 2256856
2020-10-26T17:00:00 2020-10-27T07:00:00 ELP Req: 2256857
2020-10-29T17:00:00 2020-10-30T07:00:00 ELP Req: 2256858
2020-11-05T01:00:00 2020-11-05T17:30:00 ELP Req: 2286068
2020-11-07T08:30:00 2020-11-08T17:30:00 ELP Req: 2286069
2020-11-10T08:30:00 2020-11-11T17:30:00 ELP Req: 2286070
2020-11-13T08:30:00 2020-11-14T17:30:00 ELP Req: 2286071

Measurements

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Plot Visibility

Last Update: 2024-Nov-21 08:26

Orbital Elements

MPC Comet

Epoch of elements (MJD)

Orbital inclination in deg

87.62412

Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)

88.22279

Arg of perihelion (deg)

236.20638

Eccentricity

0.9999

Perihelion distance (AU)

1.7989623

Epoch of perihelion

Dec. 19, 2022, 6:50 a.m.

Epoch of perihelion (MJD)

59932.28483

Total Magnitude (M1)

8.6

Slope Parameter (k1)

4.5

Physical Parameters

4.5

Follow-up Details

NEOCP digest2 score	58
Number of observations	11454
Arc length (days)	4169.00
Time since last observation (days)	2.34

Spectroscopy Details

Known Taxonomies

None