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NameZTF03NI → C/2019 K4
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 105.30258
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 180.16348
Arg of perihelion (deg) 139.77438
Eccentricity 0.9985808
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.2599516
Epoch of perihelion June 16, 2019, 7:48 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 58650.32509
Total Magnitude (M1) 12.9
Slope Parameter (k1) 8.25
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis E2021-J28
0.00148 au +/- 0.0000042
+/- 0.0000042
PC autocmod 2.9c

12
0.03
K2 autocmod 2.9c

12
5.0
M2 from 95 observations, autocmod 2.9c

12
14.6 +/- 0.4
K1 autocmod 2.9c

12
8.25
M1 2 parameter fit from 478 observations, autocmod 2.9c

12
12.9 +/- 0.6
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 35
Number of observations 612
Arc length (days) 222.00
Time since last observation (days) 818.10
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None