Schedule Observations Schedule Spectroscopic Observations
Type Comet (Jupiter Family) [NEO]
Status Actively Following
Characterization Target
Source LOOK Project
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Last Update: 2024-Oct-03 21:06
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
60200.0 Sept. 13, 2023
Orbital inclination in deg 3.87178
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 36.32938
Arg of perihelion (deg) 22.15799
Eccentricity 0.6499787
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.2102561
Epoch of perihelion Nov. 2, 2021, 6:08 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 59520.25566
Total Magnitude (M1) 12.9
Slope Parameter (k1) 7.5
Physical Parameters
Pole Orientation Sierks et al., Science 347, aaa1044 (2015)
69.3/64.1 +/- 0.1
K1 autocmod 3.0f

K213/6
7.5
M1 2 parameter fit from 3526 observations, autocmod 3.0f

K213/6
12.9 +/- 0.8
Rotation Period Pre-perihelion in 2015 value, post-perihelion period is 12.4043 +- 0.0007 h

Mottola et al., Astronomy & Astrophysics 569, L2 (2014)
12.76129 h +/- 0.00005
Density Patzold et al., Nature 530, 63 (2016)
0.533 g/cm^3 +/- 0.006
Mass Patzold et al., Nature 530, 63 (2016)
0.0000006622 km^3/s^2 +/- 0.0000000002
Diameter Sierks et al., Science 347, aaa1044 (2015)
3.4 km +/- 0.1
Follow-up Details
Number of observations 8220
Arc length (days) 4836.00
Time since last observation (days) 380.77
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None