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NameYS21DA8 → C/2017 S6
Type Comet (Hyperbolic)
Status Actively Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Last Update: 2018-Jan-19 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
59000.0 May 31, 2020
Orbital inclination in deg 152.86757
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 131.04564
Arg of perihelion (deg) 134.79172
Eccentricity 1.0007091
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.5421435
Epoch of perihelion Feb. 26, 2018, 3:14 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 58175.63519
Total Magnitude (M1) 15.4
Slope Parameter (k1) 4.5
Physical Parameters
Phase Slope MPC Default
4.0
M1 2 parameter fit from 110 observations, autocmod 2.8

7
15.4 +/- 1.0
K1 autocmod 2.8

7
4.5
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 10
Number of observations 238
Arc length (days) 111.00
Time since last observation (days) 910.92
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None