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P22r4rx → P/2015 X3
Type
Comet
Status
Actively 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-Oct-06 14:41
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
61319.0
Oct. 6, 2026
Orbital inclination in deg
57.10745
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
43.60248
Arg of perihelion (deg)
164.05241
Eccentricity
0.0973863
Perihelion distance (AU)
4.7663619
Epoch of perihelion
April 22, 2021, 10:01 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
59326.91779
Total Magnitude (M1)
13.3
Slope Parameter (k1)
10.0
Physical Parameters
Phase Slope
MPC Default
4.0
Diameter
Initial Diameter Guess using H=13.3 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)
MPC Default
7770.71 m
+21305.0 / -3659.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP
digest2
score
65
Number of observations
8
Arc length (days)
0.03
Time since last observation (days)
0.30
Spectroscopy Details
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