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NameLM04Jwy → C/2016 A8
Type Comet (Long Period)
Status Not Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Last Update: 2017-Mar-05 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
59200.0 Dec. 17, 2020
Orbital inclination in deg 148.243
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 111.33914
Arg of perihelion (deg) 130.41864
Eccentricity 0.9449394
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.8892486
Epoch of perihelion Aug. 29, 2016, 4:55 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 57629.20526
Total Magnitude (M1) 10.4
Slope Parameter (k1) 13.75
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis E2021-BE3
0.029526 au
PC autocmod 2.9c

18
0.03
K2 autocmod 2.9c

18
5.0
M2 from 1069 observations, autocmod 2.9c

18
13.9 +/- 0.6
K1 autocmod 2.9c

18
13.75
M1 2 parameter fit from 278 observations, autocmod 2.9c

18
10.4 +/- 0.5
Phase Slope MPC Default
4.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 10
Number of observations 1386
Arc length (days) 416.00
Time since last observation (days) 1820.14
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None