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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)
58600.0 April 27, 2019
Orbital inclination in deg 57.25646
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 85.05674
Arg of perihelion (deg) 303.81077
Eccentricity 0.998155
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.0019400
Epoch of perihelion Jan. 3, 2018, 2:54 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 58121.12127
Total Magnitude (M1) 10.4
Slope Parameter (k1) 10.0
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis MPEC 2019-J142
0.00095036 au +/- 0.0000011
+/- 0.0000011
PC autocmod 2.6q

15
0.03
K2 autocmod 2.6q

15
5.0
M2 from 188 observations, autocmod 2.6q

15
13.7 +/- 0.5
K1 autocmod 2.6q

15
10.0
M1 from 244 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 2.6q

15
10.4 +/- 0.9
Phase Slope MPC Default
4.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 10
Number of observations 445
Arc length (days) 626.00
Time since last observation (days) 519.92
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None