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NameP10nVEQ → C/2015 R3
Type Comet (Long Period)
Status Not Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Last Update: 2016-Sep-28 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
57600.0 July 31, 2016
Orbital inclination in deg 83.62716
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 36.40739
Arg of perihelion (deg) 272.02026
Eccentricity 0.9987815
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.9028709
Epoch of perihelion Feb. 11, 2014, 11:11 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 56699.96634
Total Magnitude (M1) 4.6
Slope Parameter (k1) 15.5
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis MPEC 2016-U66
0.00009305 au +/- 0.0000094
+/- 0.0000094
PC autocmod 2.9c

10
0.03
K2 autocmod 2.9c

10
5.0
M2 from 7 observations, autocmod 2.9c

10
13.4 +/- 0.4
K1 autocmod 2.9c

10
15.5
M1 2 parameter fit from 25 observations, autocmod 2.9c

10
4.6 +/- 0.7
Phase Slope MPC Default
4.0
Follow-up Details
Number of observations 31
Arc length (days) 382.00
Time since last observation (days) 1978.15
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None