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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)
59200.0 Dec. 17, 2020
Orbital inclination in deg 90.93809
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 325.61585
Arg of perihelion (deg) 18.30926
Eccentricity 1.0001212
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.2952953
Epoch of perihelion July 13, 2016, 11:37 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 57582.48431
Total Magnitude (M1) 8.9
Slope Parameter (k1) 22.0
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis E2020-W26
0.000312 au +/- 0.0000049
+/- 0.0000049
PC autocmod 2.9c

14
0.03
K2 autocmod 2.9c

14
5.0
M2 from 184 observations, autocmod 2.9c

14
16.2 +/- 0.6
K1 autocmod 2.9c

14
22.0
M1 2 parameter fit from 115 observations, autocmod 2.9c

14
8.9 +/- 0.8
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 10
Number of observations 315
Arc length (days) 305.00
Time since last observation (days) 1793.14
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None