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NameN008w36 → C/2015 YG1
Type Comet (Halley-Type)
Status Not Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Last Update: 2016-May-05 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
58000.0 Sept. 4, 2017
Orbital inclination in deg 57.24252
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 350.45963
Arg of perihelion (deg) 102.6314
Eccentricity 0.8793328
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.0672746
Epoch of perihelion Sept. 28, 2015, 5:46 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 57293.74041
Total Magnitude (M1) 12.1
Slope Parameter (k1) 10.5
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis MPEC 2017-N58
0.05844937 au
PC autocmod 2.9c

21
0.03
K2 autocmod 2.9c

21
5.0
M2 from 45 observations, autocmod 2.9c

21
15.2 +/- 0.6
K1 autocmod 2.9c

21
10.5
M1 2 parameter fit from 142 observations, autocmod 2.9c

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12.1 +/- 0.8
Phase Slope MPC Default
4.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 89
Number of observations 199
Arc length (days) 140.00
Time since last observation (days) 2124.14
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None