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NameP11cite → C/2021 B2
Type Comet
Status Not Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Last Measurement: 2021-Jan-18 21:56
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
59200.0 Dec. 17, 2020
Orbital inclination in deg 38.13856
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 120.43605
Arg of perihelion (deg) 334.8761
Eccentricity 0.9941096
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.5194660
Epoch of perihelion May 4, 2021, 2:43 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 59338.11336
Total Magnitude (M1) 7.5
Slope Parameter (k1) 23.75
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis E2021-BC0
0.002688 au +/- 0.0005683
+/- 0.0005683
K1 autocmod 2.8

1
23.75
M1 from 30 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 2.8

1
7.5 +/- 0.3
Diameter Initial Diameter Guess using H=15.0 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)

MPC Default
3551.9 m +9738.0 / -1672.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 35
Number of observations 32
Arc length (days) 25.00
Time since last observation (days) 7.84
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None