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NameYT86F9F → C/2017 S7
Type Comet (Hyperbolic)
Status Actively Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Measurements
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Last Update: 2018-Dec-04 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
59200.0 Dec. 17, 2020
Orbital inclination in deg 124.22955
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 262.78053
Arg of perihelion (deg) 187.58497
Eccentricity 1.0003938
Perihelion distance (AU) 7.6076090
Epoch of perihelion May 25, 2017, 5:55 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 57898.24675
Total Magnitude (M1) 6.7
Slope Parameter (k1) 10.0
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis E2020-SI8
0.000104 au +/- 0.0000018
+/- 0.0000018
PC autocmod 2.9c

14
0.03
K2 autocmod 2.9c

14
5.0
M2 from 3 observations, autocmod 2.9c

14
10.7 +/- 0.1
K1 autocmod 2.9c

14
10.0
M1 from 139 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 2.9c

14
6.7 +/- 0.5
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 78
Number of observations 154
Arc length (days) 1056.00
Time since last observation (days) 1181.12
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None