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Name
C076EZ5 → C/2021 K3
Type
Comet [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.)
FTN 2.0m - F65; (Maui, Hawaii ) [MuSCAT3]
------------ Non LCO ------------
Mt John 1.8m - 474 (Mt John, NZ)
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Measurements
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Last Update: 2021-Jul-15 06:09
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
59400.0
July 5, 2021
Orbital inclination in deg
134.81443
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
114.43568
Arg of perihelion (deg)
182.01861
Eccentricity
1.0051732
Perihelion distance (AU)
5.2284578
Epoch of perihelion
Feb. 2, 2022, 8:31 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
59612.85498
Total Magnitude (M1)
10.4
Slope Parameter (k1)
10.0
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis
E2021-M87
-0.000441 au
+/- 0.0007998
+/- 0.0007998
K1
autocmod 2.9c
1
10.0
M1
from 60 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 2.9c
1
10.4
+/- 0.4
Diameter
Initial Diameter Guess using H=13.8 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)
MPC Default
6172.5 m
+16923.0 / -2906.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP
digest2
score
35
Number of observations
68
Arc length (days)
36.00
Time since last observation (days)
8.71
Spectroscopy Details
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