Schedule Observations Schedule Spectroscopic Observations
Type Comet (Jupiter Family) [NEO]
Status Actively Following
Characterization Target
Source LOOK Project
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Measurements
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Last Update: 2022-May-21 20:02
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
59600.0 Jan. 21, 2022
Orbital inclination in deg 3.87162
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 36.33327
Arg of perihelion (deg) 22.13753
Eccentricity 0.6496948
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.2106353
Epoch of perihelion Nov. 2, 2021, 1:35 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 59520.06610
Total Magnitude (M1) 12.8
Slope Parameter (k1) 7.75
Physical Parameters
Pole Orientation Sierks et al., Science 347, aaa1044 (2015)
69.3/64.1 +/- 0.1
K1 autocmod 3.0a

K212/29
7.75
M1 2 parameter fit from 3747 observations, autocmod 3.0a

K212/29
12.8 +/- 0.9
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 9881
Arc length (days) 9730.00
Time since last observation (days) 6.15
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None