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NameP118KQG → C/2020 U4
Type Comet (Hyperbolic)
Status Actively Following
Characterization Target
Source LOOK Project
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Recent Blocks Scheduled
Measurements
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Last Update: 2024-Nov-21 08:04
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
60600.0 Oct. 17, 2024
Orbital inclination in deg 167.00763
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 120.39371
Arg of perihelion (deg) 70.14248
Eccentricity 1.0008975
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.3608996
Epoch of perihelion April 9, 2022, 6:47 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 59678.78312
Total Magnitude (M1) 5.7
Slope Parameter (k1) 12.5
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis E2024-TD8
0.000067 au +/- 0.0000006
+/- 0.0000006
PC autocmod 3.0f

62
0.03
K2 autocmod 3.0f

62
5.0
M2 from 13 observations, autocmod 3.0f

62
11.7 +/- 0.3
K1 autocmod 3.0f

62
12.5
M1 2 parameter fit from 853 observations, autocmod 3.0f

62
5.7 +/- 0.5
Diameter Initial Diameter Guess using H=11.7 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)

MPC Default
16235.32 m +44512.0 / -7644.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 35
Number of observations 1059
Arc length (days) 1749.00
Time since last observation (days) 25.31
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None