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NameIF033 → C/2020 A2
Type Comet (Long Period)
Status Not Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Measurements
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Last Update: 2020-Apr-11 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
59200.0 Dec. 17, 2020
Orbital inclination in deg 120.74744
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 286.37881
Arg of perihelion (deg) 68.20881
Eccentricity 0.9991676
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.9778700
Epoch of perihelion Jan. 8, 2020, 8:16 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 58856.34487
Total Magnitude (M1) 15.1
Slope Parameter (k1) 11.25
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis E2020-W26
0.001224 au +/- 0.0000517
+/- 0.0000517
PC autocmod 2.9c

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0.03
K2 autocmod 2.9c

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5.0
M2 from 46 observations, autocmod 2.9c

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17.2 +/- 0.6
K1 autocmod 2.9c

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11.25
M1 2 parameter fit from 383 observations, autocmod 2.9c

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15.1 +/- 1.0
Diameter Initial Diameter Guess using H=13.3 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)

MPC Default
7770.71 m +21305.0 / -3659.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 35
Number of observations 106
Arc length (days) 92.00
Time since last observation (days) 687.10
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None