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NameA10xB7g → C/2021 K1
Type Comet (Jupiter Family)
Status Actively Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Last Update: 2022-Jan-31 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
59600.0 Jan. 21, 2022
Orbital inclination in deg 16.27584
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 140.90456
Arg of perihelion (deg) 184.28423
Eccentricity 0.8034788
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.4976464
Epoch of perihelion May 4, 2021, 11:45 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 59338.49021
Total Magnitude (M1) 6.5
Slope Parameter (k1) 19.25
Physical Parameters
PC autocmod 3.0a

15
0.03
K2 autocmod 3.0a

15
5.0
M2 from 25 observations, autocmod 3.0a

15
13.3 +/- 0.4
K1 autocmod 3.0a

15
19.25
M1 2 parameter fit from 596 observations, autocmod 3.0a

15
6.5 +/- 0.9
Absolute Magnitude MPC Default
14.4
Diameter Initial Diameter Guess using H=14.4 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)

MPC Default
4682.32 m +12837.0 / -2205.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 35
Number of observations 674
Arc length (days) 651.00
Time since last observation (days) 27.07
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None