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ZTF03NI → C/2019 K4
Type
Comet (Long Period)
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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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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
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