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NameA100Amf → C/2016 J2
Type Comet (Long Period)
Status Not Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Last Update: 2016-Jun-05 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
57600.0 July 31, 2016
Orbital inclination in deg 130.34311
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 186.19929
Arg of perihelion (deg) 318.46942
Eccentricity 0.9974904
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.5183049
Epoch of perihelion April 11, 2016, 10:21 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 57489.93153
Total Magnitude (M1) 17.7
Slope Parameter (k1) 4.5
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis MPEC 2016-Q04
0.00213693 au +/- 0.000646
+/- 0.000646
K1 autocmod 2.9c

6
4.5
M1 2 parameter fit from 47 observations, autocmod 2.9c

6
17.7 +/- 0.7
M2 from 7 observations, autocmod 2.6g

5
18.7 +/- 0.7
K2 autocmod 2.6g

5
5.0
PC autocmod 2.6g

5
0.03
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 58
Number of observations 65
Arc length (days) 30.00
Time since last observation (days) 2093.14
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None