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Name
ZS9E891 → 46P
Type
Comet (Jupiter Family) [NEO]
Status
Not Following
Source
Minor Planet Center
UTC date
------------ Any 1.0m ------------
LSC 1.0m - W85-87; (CTIO, Chile)
ELP 1.0m - V37,V39; (McDonald, Texas)
COJ 1.0m - Q63-64; (Siding Spring, Aust.)
CPT 1.0m - K91-93; (Sutherland, S. Africa)
TFN 1.0m - Z31,Z24; (Tenerife, Spain)
------------ Any 0.4m ------------
LSC 0.4m - W89,W79; (CTIO, Chile)
ELP 0.4m - V38; (McDonald, Texas)
OGG 0.4m - T03-04; (Maui, Hawaii)
COJ 0.4m - Q58-59; (Siding Spring, Aust.)
CPT 0.4m - L09; (Sutherland, S. Africa)
TFN 0.4m - Z17,Z21; (Tenerife, Spain)
------------ Any 2.0m ------------
FTS 2.0m - E10; (Siding Spring, Aust.) [MuSCAT4]
FTN 2.0m - F65; (Maui, Hawaii ) [MuSCAT3]
------------ Non LCO ------------
Mt John 1.8m - 474 (Mt John, NZ)
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Recent Blocks Scheduled
2018-09-27T09:00:00
2018-09-27T18:40:00
COJ
Req: 1646869
2018-11-02T00:10:00
2018-11-02T08:30:00
LSC
Req: 1665624
2018-11-22T04:40:00
2018-11-22T15:30:00
OGG
Req: 1678265
2018-11-23T04:40:00
2018-11-23T15:30:00
OGG
Req: 1679077
2018-11-24T04:40:00
2018-11-24T15:30:00
OGG
Req: 1679078
2018-12-05T19:10:00
2018-12-06T06:30:00
TFN
Req: 1695325
2018-12-11T04:50:00
2018-12-11T15:40:00
OGG
Req: 1701450
2018-12-12T04:50:00
2018-12-12T15:40:00
OGG
Req: 1701875
2018-12-13T04:50:00
2018-12-13T15:40:00
OGG
Req: 1702309
2018-12-13T04:50:00
2018-12-13T15:40:00
OGG
Req: 1702296
Measurements
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Last Update: 2018-Dec-25 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
60440.0
May 10, 2024
Orbital inclination in deg
11.74974
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
82.16199
Arg of perihelion (deg)
356.32181
Eccentricity
0.6588195
Perihelion distance (AU)
1.0548194
Epoch of perihelion
May 19, 2024, 1:55 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
60449.08039
Total Magnitude (M1)
16.5
Slope Parameter (k1)
4.5
Physical Parameters
K1
autocmod 2.8
K181/21
4.5
M1
2 parameter fit from 2327 observations, autocmod 2.8
K181/21
16.5
+/- 0.9
Diameter
Lamy,P.L.,Toth,I.,Fernandez,Y.R.,Weaver,H.A. (2004) Comets II, pp. 223-264
1.2 km
Follow-up Details
NEOCP
digest2
score
87
Number of observations
2778
Arc length (days)
4034.00
Time since last observation (days)
1160.11
Spectroscopy Details
LCO Spectrum
2018-09-27 (COJ)
LCO Spectrum
2018-12-12 (OGG)
LCO Spectrum
2018-12-13 (OGG)
Known Taxonomies
None
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