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NameA10azqg → C/2018 X2
Type Comet (Long Period)
Status Actively Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Measurements
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Last Update: 2020-Jan-04 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
59200.0 Dec. 17, 2020
Orbital inclination in deg 23.06936
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 340.82712
Arg of perihelion (deg) 162.05993
Eccentricity 0.9856619
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.1265157
Epoch of perihelion July 8, 2019, 10:56 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 58672.45598
Total Magnitude (M1) 10.6
Slope Parameter (k1) 12.75
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis E2021-F20
0.006149 au +/- 0.0000074
+/- 0.0000074
PC autocmod 2.9c

11
0.03
K2 autocmod 2.9c

11
5.0
M2 from 117 observations, autocmod 2.9c

11
14.3 +/- 0.4
K1 autocmod 2.9c

11
12.75
M1 2 parameter fit from 247 observations, autocmod 2.9c

11
10.6 +/- 0.5
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 10
Number of observations 397
Arc length (days) 392.00
Time since last observation (days) 785.11
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None