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NameS077906 → C/2017 K6
Type Comet (Long Period)
Status Actively Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Measurements
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Last Update: 2019-Feb-14 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
59200.0 Dec. 17, 2020
Orbital inclination in deg 57.2479
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 85.03289
Arg of perihelion (deg) 303.75527
Eccentricity 0.9981351
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.9979394
Epoch of perihelion Jan. 3, 2018, 9:11 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 58121.38276
Total Magnitude (M1) 12.1
Slope Parameter (k1) 6.25
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis E2020-SI8
0.00095 au +/- 0.0000015
+/- 0.0000015
PC autocmod 2.9c

17
0.03
K2 autocmod 2.9c

17
5.0
M2 from 188 observations, autocmod 2.9c

17
13.7 +/- 0.5
K1 autocmod 2.9c

17
6.25
M1 2 parameter fit from 245 observations, autocmod 2.9c

17
12.1 +/- 0.7
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 10
Number of observations 478
Arc length (days) 626.00
Time since last observation (days) 1109.12
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None