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NameA1077xy → C/2018 L2
Type Comet (Long Period)
Status Actively Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Measurements
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Last Update: 2020-Jan-20 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
59200.0 Dec. 17, 2020
Orbital inclination in deg 67.3922
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 243.02371
Arg of perihelion (deg) 56.27059
Eccentricity 0.9933778
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.7126638
Epoch of perihelion Dec. 2, 2018, 4:15 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 58454.67771
Total Magnitude (M1) 9.5
Slope Parameter (k1) 10.75
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis E2021-F20
0.00489 au +/- 0.0000007
+/- 0.0000007
PC autocmod 2.9c

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0.03
K2 autocmod 2.9c

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5.0
M2 from 270 observations, autocmod 2.9c

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12.0 +/- 0.6
K1 autocmod 2.9c

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10.75
M1 2 parameter fit from 407 observations, autocmod 2.9c

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9.5 +/- 0.7
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 10
Number of observations 712
Arc length (days) 595.00
Time since last observation (days) 769.11
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None