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Name
P12pb3b → C/2026 P2
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-Sep-08 12:47
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
61341.0
Oct. 28, 2026
Orbital inclination in deg
63.0179
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
23.4437
Arg of perihelion (deg)
78.882
Eccentricity
0.9998225
Perihelion distance (AU)
2.4801403
Epoch of perihelion
Nov. 17, 2027, 10:12 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
61726.42564
Total Magnitude (M1)
11.7
Slope Parameter (k1)
10.0
Physical Parameters
Diameter
Initial Diameter Guess using H=11.7 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)
MPC Default
16235.32 m
+44512.0 / -7644.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP
digest2
score
35
Number of observations
244
Arc length (days)
378.67
Time since last observation (days)
0.50
Spectroscopy Details
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