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NameN0096si → C/2016 B1
Type Comet (Long Period)
Status Not Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Last Update: 2017-Oct-16 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
58000.0 Sept. 4, 2017
Orbital inclination in deg 50.47627
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 231.95431
Arg of perihelion (deg) 8.56608
Eccentricity 0.9922682
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.2063693
Epoch of perihelion Dec. 4, 2016, 5:35 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 57726.73285
Total Magnitude (M1) 10.5
Slope Parameter (k1) 8.5
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis MPEC 2017-V13
0.00310132 au +/- 0.0000012
+/- 0.0000012
PC autocmod 2.9c

22
0.03
K2 autocmod 2.9c

22
5.0
M2 from 345 observations, autocmod 2.9c

22
13.0 +/- 0.7
K1 autocmod 2.9c

22
8.5
M1 2 parameter fit from 98 observations, autocmod 2.9c

22
10.5 +/- 0.9
Phase Slope MPC Default
4.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 10
Number of observations 487
Arc length (days) 638.00
Time since last observation (days) 1595.14
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None