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NameN009ags → C/2016 C2
Type Comet (Long Period)
Status Not Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Last Update: 2016-Jun-13 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
57600.0 July 31, 2016
Orbital inclination in deg 38.15649
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 24.40401
Arg of perihelion (deg) 214.40704
Eccentricity 0.9755678
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.5597633
Epoch of perihelion April 19, 2016, 2:26 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 57497.60173
Total Magnitude (M1) 13.8
Slope Parameter (k1) 20.75
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis MPEC 2016-M22
0.01664452 au +/- 0.000005
+/- 0.000005
PC autocmod 2.9c

15
0.03
K2 autocmod 2.9c

15
5.0
M2 from 30 observations, autocmod 2.9c

15
17.5 +/- 0.5
K1 autocmod 2.9c

15
20.75
M1 2 parameter fit from 96 observations, autocmod 2.9c

15
13.8 +/- 0.6
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 10
Number of observations 138
Arc length (days) 126.00
Time since last observation (days) 2085.14
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None