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NameYT86F9F → C/2017 S7
Type Comet (Hyperbolic)
Status Actively Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Last Update: 2018-Nov-15 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
58600.0 April 27, 2019
Orbital inclination in deg 124.23464
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 262.796
Arg of perihelion (deg) 187.69111
Eccentricity 1.0022342
Perihelion distance (AU) 7.6124465
Epoch of perihelion May 26, 2017, 11:41 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 57899.98700
Total Magnitude (M1) 6.7
Slope Parameter (k1) 10.0
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis MPEC 2019-J142
0.00010297 au +/- 0.0000014
+/- 0.0000014
PC autocmod 2.8

11
0.03
K2 autocmod 2.8

11
5.0
M2 from 3 observations, autocmod 2.8

11
10.7 +/- 0.1
K1 autocmod 2.8

11
10.0
M1 from 135 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 2.8

11
6.7 +/- 0.5
Phase Slope MPC Default
4.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 78
Number of observations 148
Arc length (days) 697.00
Time since last observation (days) 610.92
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None