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Name
ZTF0Ion → P/2016 J3
Type
Comet [NEO]
Status
Actively Following
Characterization Target
Source
LOOK Project
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)
------------ 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.)
FTN 2.0m - F65; (Maui, Hawaii ) [MuSCAT3]
------------ Non LCO ------------
Mt John 1.8m - 474 (Mt John, NZ)
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Recent Blocks Scheduled
2021-01-08T18:16:00
2021-01-09T18:16:00
SIN
Req: 2351484
2021-01-08T18:44:00
2021-01-09T18:44:00
SIN
Req: 2351540
2021-01-10T01:20:00
2021-01-10T02:00:00
ELP
Req: 2352237
Measurements
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Last Update: 2021-Feb-27 19:09
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
59246.0
Feb. 1, 2021
Orbital inclination in deg
23.38377
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
257.78879
Arg of perihelion (deg)
210.7315
Eccentricity
0.8117774
Perihelion distance (AU)
0.5263755
Epoch of perihelion
Jan. 25, 2021, 9:13 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
59239.38464
Total Magnitude (M1)
20.0
Slope Parameter (k1)
38.5
Physical Parameters
Phase Slope
MPC Default
15.4
K1
autocmod 2.8
8
38.5
M1
from 142 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 2.8
8
20.0
+/- 0.6
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
Follow-up Details
NEOCP
digest2
score
100
Number of observations
30
Arc length (days)
32.00
Time since last observation (days)
12.25
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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