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Name
A1006TP → C/2015 X7
Type
Comet (Hyperbolic) [Dynamically New]
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
2015-12-16T00:50:00
2015-12-16T08:10:00
LSC
Req: 0000119831
2015-12-16T19:00:00
2015-12-17T02:00:00
CPT
Req: 0000119891
Measurements
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Last Update: 2017-Jun-16 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
58200.0
March 23, 2018
Orbital inclination in deg
57.56109
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
139.87203
Arg of perihelion (deg)
348.52586
Eccentricity
1.0015379
Perihelion distance (AU)
3.6857934
Epoch of perihelion
July 30, 2016, 6:40 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
57599.27839
Total Magnitude (M1)
11.6
Slope Parameter (k1)
6.0
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis
MPEC 2018-D91
0.00002445 au
+/- 0.0000008
+/- 0.0000008
K1
autocmod 2.9c
22
6.0
M1
2 parameter fit from 260 observations, autocmod 2.9c
22
11.6
+/- 0.7
Phase Slope
MPC Default
4.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP
digest2
score
10
Number of observations
555
Arc length (days)
870.00
Time since last observation (days)
1717.14
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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