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NameIF032 → C/2018 Y1
Type Comet (Long Period)
Status Actively Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Measurements
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Last Update: 2019-Dec-02 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
59200.0 Dec. 17, 2020
Orbital inclination in deg 160.40013
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 147.50989
Arg of perihelion (deg) 358.02834
Eccentricity 0.9909251
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.2853581
Epoch of perihelion Feb. 7, 2019, 12:27 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 58521.01886
Total Magnitude (M1) 13.6
Slope Parameter (k1) 5.25
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis E2021-F20
0.006975 au +/- 0.0000007
+/- 0.0000007
K1 autocmod 2.9c

17
5.25
M1 2 parameter fit from 1118 observations, autocmod 2.9c

17
13.6 +/- 1.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 98
Number of observations 2632
Arc length (days) 349.00
Time since last observation (days) 818.11
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None