Machholz-Fujikawa-Iwamoto (C/2018 V1)

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NameDM001 → C/2018 V1
Type Comet (Hyperbolic) [Dynamically New]
Status Actively Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Last Update: 2018-Dec-15 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
58600.0 April 27, 2019
Orbital inclination in deg 143.99078
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 128.73224
Arg of perihelion (deg) 88.78323
Eccentricity 1.0005403
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.3869661
Epoch of perihelion Dec. 3, 2018, 12:12 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 58455.50873
Total Magnitude (M1) 14.6
Slope Parameter (k1) 17.0
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis MPEC 2019-J142
-0.00041627 au +/- 0.000036
+/- 0.000036
K1 autocmod 2.6q

9
17.0
M1 from 501 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 2.6q

9
14.6 +/- 1.0
Phase Slope MPC Default
4.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 10
Number of observations 696
Arc length (days) 37.00
Time since last observation (days) 580.90
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None