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NameYS21DA8 → C/2017 S6
Type Comet (Hyperbolic)
Status Actively Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Measurements
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Last Update: 2018-Jan-19 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
59200.0 Dec. 17, 2020
Orbital inclination in deg 152.86735
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 131.04055
Arg of perihelion (deg) 134.81286
Eccentricity 1.0006961
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.5438657
Epoch of perihelion Feb. 26, 2018, 10:47 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 58175.44971
Total Magnitude (M1) 15.3
Slope Parameter (k1) 4.75
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis E2020-SI8
0.000085 au +/- 0.000016
+/- 0.000016
K1 autocmod 2.9c

9
4.75
M1 2 parameter fit from 111 observations, autocmod 2.9c

9
15.3 +/- 1.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 10
Number of observations 252
Arc length (days) 337.00
Time since last observation (days) 1500.12
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None