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NameC2W2MW2 → C/2020 K6
Type Comet (Hyperbolic) [Dynamically New]
Status Not Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Measurements
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Last Update: 2021-Oct-29 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
59600.0 Jan. 21, 2022
Orbital inclination in deg 103.64547
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 291.529
Arg of perihelion (deg) 44.30832
Eccentricity 1.0031847
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.8684151
Epoch of perihelion Sept. 15, 2021, 1:52 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 59472.57814
Total Magnitude (M1) 7.6
Slope Parameter (k1) 10.75
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis E2021-W31
-0.00002 au +/- 0.0000037
+/- 0.0000037
K1 autocmod 2.9e

18
10.75
M1 2 parameter fit from 76 observations, autocmod 2.9e

18
7.6 +/- 0.7
Diameter Initial Diameter Guess using H=12.2 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)

MPC Default
12896.18 m +35357.0 / -6072.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 35
Number of observations 113
Arc length (days) 521.00
Time since last observation (days) 121.09
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None