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NameLM05oHx → C/2016 K1
Type Comet (Hyperbolic)
Status Actively Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Last Update: 2017-Apr-01 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
57800.0 Feb. 16, 2017
Orbital inclination in deg 90.84481
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 325.70111
Arg of perihelion (deg) 18.25059
Eccentricity 1.0001238
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.2915019
Epoch of perihelion July 13, 2016, 8:48 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 57582.36675
Total Magnitude (M1) 8.9
Slope Parameter (k1) 22.0
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis MPEC 2017-J52
0.00031047 au +/- 0.0000036
+/- 0.0000036
PC autocmod 2.6i

12
0.03
K2 autocmod 2.6i

12
5.0
M2 from 184 observations, autocmod 2.6i

12
16.2 +/- 0.6
K1 autocmod 2.6i

12
22.0
M1 2 parameter fit from 113 observations, autocmod 2.6i

12
8.9 +/- 0.8
Phase Slope MPC Default
4.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 10
Number of observations 284
Arc length (days) 305.00
Time since last observation (days) 1203.93
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None