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Name
A10trZ0 → C/2020 X2
Type
Comet (Jupiter Family)
Status
Not Following
Source
Minor Planet Center
UTC date
------------ Any 1.0m ------------
LSC 1.0m - W85-87; (CTIO, Chile)
ELP 1.0m - V37,V39; (McDonald, Texas)
COJ 1.0m - Q63-64; (Siding Spring, Aust.)
CPT 1.0m - K91-93; (Sutherland, S. Africa)
TFN 1.0m - Z31,Z24; (Tenerife, Spain)
------------ Any 0.4m ------------
LSC 0.4m - W89,W79; (CTIO, Chile)
ELP 0.4m - V38; (McDonald, Texas)
OGG 0.4m - T03-04; (Maui, Hawaii)
COJ 0.4m - Q58-59; (Siding Spring, Aust.)
CPT 0.4m - L09; (Sutherland, S. Africa)
TFN 0.4m - Z17,Z21; (Tenerife, Spain)
------------ Any 2.0m ------------
FTS 2.0m - E10; (Siding Spring, Aust.) [MuSCAT4]
FTN 2.0m - F65; (Maui, Hawaii ) [MuSCAT3]
------------ Non LCO ------------
Mt John 1.8m - 474 (Mt John, NZ)
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Last Update: 2021-Apr-11 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
59400.0
July 5, 2021
Orbital inclination in deg
18.1906
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
105.45799
Arg of perihelion (deg)
347.3432
Eccentricity
0.7664868
Perihelion distance (AU)
3.8283671
Epoch of perihelion
Nov. 15, 2020, 7:37 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
59168.81737
Total Magnitude (M1)
10.5
Slope Parameter (k1)
10.0
Physical Parameters
K1
autocmod 2.9e
12
10.0
M1
from 208 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 2.9e
12
10.5
+/- 0.4
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
231
Arc length (days)
198.00
Time since last observation (days)
322.08
Spectroscopy Details
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