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Name
DM001 → C/2018 V1
Type
Comet (Hyperbolic) [Dynamically New]
Status
Actively 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)
------------ 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.)
FTN 2.0m - F65; (Maui, Hawaii ) [MuSCAT3]
------------ Non LCO ------------
Mt John 1.8m - 474 (Mt John, NZ)
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Recent Blocks Scheduled
2018-11-09T19:20:00
2018-11-10T06:10:00
TFN
Req: 1668895
Measurements
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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
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None
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