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Name
P11bX5O → C/2021 A9
Type
Comet (Hyperbolic) [Dynamically New]
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)
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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Recent Blocks Scheduled
2021-01-26T05:50:00
2021-01-26T12:38:00
ELP
Req: 2366904
Measurements
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Last Update: 2025-Apr-28 07:14
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
60800.0
May 5, 2025
Orbital inclination in deg
158.01782
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
314.852
Arg of perihelion (deg)
211.62507
Eccentricity
1.0002827
Perihelion distance (AU)
7.7633094
Epoch of perihelion
Dec. 3, 2023, 8:58 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
60281.87425
Total Magnitude (M1)
6.6
Slope Parameter (k1)
9.25
Physical Parameters
K1
autocmod 3.0f
54
9.25
M1
from 375 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 3.0f
54
6.6
+/- 0.7
Reciprocal of semimajor axis
E2025-DP4
0.000021 au
+/- 0.0000006
+/- 0.0000006
Diameter
Initial Diameter Guess using H=11.1 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)
MPC Default
21402.33 m
+58678.0 / -10077.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP
digest2
score
35
Number of observations
466
Arc length (days)
1536.00
Time since last observation (days)
3.84
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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