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NameZTF03NI → C/2019 K4
Type Comet (Long Period)
Status Actively Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Last Update: 2019-Dec-02 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
59000.0 May 31, 2020
Orbital inclination in deg 105.30345
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 180.1649
Arg of perihelion (deg) 139.77349
Eccentricity 0.99881
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.2595590
Epoch of perihelion June 16, 2019, 9:34 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 58650.39866
Total Magnitude (M1) 12.8
Slope Parameter (k1) 8.5
Physical Parameters
Phase Slope MPC Default
4.0
M1 2 parameter fit from 400 observations, autocmod 2.8

9
12.8 +/- 0.6
K1 autocmod 2.8

9
8.5
M2 from 95 observations, autocmod 2.8

9
14.6 +/- 0.4
K2 autocmod 2.8

9
5.0
PC autocmod 2.8

9
0.03
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 35
Number of observations 515
Arc length (days) 222.00
Time since last observation (days) 228.90
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None