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NameP215xsD → C/2020 R2
Type Comet (Long Period)
Status Not Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Last Update: 2021-Aug-29 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
59640.0 March 2, 2022
Orbital inclination in deg 53.22846
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 195.09352
Arg of perihelion (deg) 211.74144
Eccentricity 0.9884933
Perihelion distance (AU) 4.6918246
Epoch of perihelion Feb. 24, 2022, 1 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 59634.54207
Total Magnitude (M1) 7.9
Slope Parameter (k1) 11.0
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis E2021-S45
0.00303 au +/- 0.0000022
+/- 0.0000022
K1 autocmod 3.0a

21
11.0
M1 2 parameter fit from 348 observations, autocmod 3.0a

21
7.9 +/- 0.4
Diameter Initial Diameter Guess using H=12.6 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)

MPC Default
10726.57 m +29409.0 / -5051.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 35
Number of observations 155
Arc length (days) 376.00
Time since last observation (days) 182.09
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None