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NameP10p85q → C/2015 V3
Type Comet (Long Period)
Status Not Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Last Update: 2016-Dec-24 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
57800.0 Feb. 16, 2017
Orbital inclination in deg 86.2319
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 2.34073
Arg of perihelion (deg) 0.78932
Eccentricity 0.9943973
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.2349805
Epoch of perihelion Nov. 24, 2015, 3:44 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 57350.65624
Total Magnitude (M1) 7.3
Slope Parameter (k1) 15.5
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis MPEC 2017-A77
0.00135521 au +/- 0.0000033
+/- 0.0000033
PC autocmod 2.9c

22
0.03
K2 autocmod 2.9c

22
5.0
M2 from 24 observations, autocmod 2.9c

22
13.1 +/- 0.8
K1 autocmod 2.9c

22
15.5
M1 from 65 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 2.9c

22
7.3 +/- 1.0
Phase Slope MPC Default
4.0
Follow-up Details
Number of observations 80
Arc length (days) 418.00
Time since last observation (days) 1891.14
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None