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NameP10FsNw → C/2017 X1
Type Comet (Jupiter Family)
Status Actively Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Last Update: 2019-Apr-02 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
58600.0 April 27, 2019
Orbital inclination in deg 31.31123
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 251.12567
Arg of perihelion (deg) 283.17415
Eccentricity 0.851556
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.6633633
Epoch of perihelion June 14, 2018, 10:54 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 58283.95480
Total Magnitude (M1) 5.6
Slope Parameter (k1) 16.0
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis MPEC 2019-J142
0.03240995 au
PC autocmod 2.8

9
0.03
K2 autocmod 2.8

9
5.0
M2 from 21 observations, autocmod 2.8

9
13.1 +/- 0.1
K1 autocmod 2.8

9
16.0
M1 from 53 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 2.8

9
5.6 +/- 0.5
Phase Slope MPC Default
4.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 10
Number of observations 79
Arc length (days) 476.00
Time since last observation (days) 472.91
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None