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NameZTF0Ion → P/2016 J3
Type Comet (Jupiter Family) [NEO]
Status Not Following
Source LOOK Project
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Last Update: 2022-Mar-16 19:41
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
59240.0 Jan. 26, 2021
Orbital inclination in deg 23.3838
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 257.79036
Arg of perihelion (deg) 210.73315
Eccentricity 0.8116894
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.5263791
Epoch of perihelion Jan. 25, 2021, 9:14 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 59239.38535
Total Magnitude (M1) 16.0
Slope Parameter (k1) 22.0
Physical Parameters
Diameter Initial Diameter Guess using H=17.3 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)

MPC Default
1231.58 m +3377.0 / -580.0
M1 2 parameter fit from 139 observations, autocmod 2.9c

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16.0 +/- 0.4
K1 autocmod 2.9c

10
22.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 100
Number of observations 154
Arc length (days) 1714.00
Time since last observation (days) 404.07
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None