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NameZTF037w → C/2019 J2
Type Comet (Long Period)
Status Actively Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Last Update: 2019-Jul-19 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
58680.0 July 16, 2019
Orbital inclination in deg 105.13701
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 25.47002
Arg of perihelion (deg) 98.70416
Eccentricity 0.9975898
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.7269107
Epoch of perihelion July 19, 2019, 5:25 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 58683.72633
Total Magnitude (M1) 14.7
Slope Parameter (k1) 4.5
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis E2019-QD5
0.001402 au +/- 0.0001556
+/- 0.0001556
PC autocmod 2.8

11
0.03
K2 autocmod 2.8

11
5.0
M2 from 27 observations, autocmod 2.8

11
17.4 +/- 0.8
K1 autocmod 2.8

11
4.5
M1 2 parameter fit from 122 observations, autocmod 2.8

11
14.7 +/- 0.7
Phase Slope MPC Default
4.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 35
Number of observations 129
Arc length (days) 83.00
Time since last observation (days) 364.90
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None