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NameMAT01 → C/2015 P3
Type Comet (Long Period)
Status Not Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Last Update: 2015-Oct-02 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
57240.0 Aug. 6, 2015
Orbital inclination in deg 58.18376
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 88.14549
Arg of perihelion (deg) 132.87116
Eccentricity 0.9970886
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.7152153
Epoch of perihelion July 27, 2015, 7:06 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 57230.79615
Total Magnitude (M1) 16.3
Slope Parameter (k1) 10.25
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis MPC 96280
0.00562104 au +/- 0.0000658
+/- 0.0000658
PC autocmod 2.9c

4
0.03
K2 autocmod 2.9c

4
5.0
M2 from 57 observations, autocmod 2.9c

4
18.8 +/- 0.8
K1 autocmod 2.9c

4
10.25
M1 2 parameter fit from 66 observations, autocmod 2.9c

4
16.3 +/- 1.0
Phase Slope MPC Default
4.0
Follow-up Details
Number of observations 114
Arc length (days) 54.00
Time since last observation (days) 2340.15
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None