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NameC5V8842 → P/2021 R5
Type Comet (Jupiter Family)
Status Actively Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Last Update: 2021-Dec-16 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
59600.0 Jan. 21, 2022
Orbital inclination in deg 7.85368
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 219.95984
Arg of perihelion (deg) 167.35249
Eccentricity 0.3071343
Perihelion distance (AU) 3.3227423
Epoch of perihelion Jan. 12, 2022, 1:25 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 59591.05972
Total Magnitude (M1) 7.2
Slope Parameter (k1) 18.75
Physical Parameters
PC autocmod 3.0a

11
0.03
K2 autocmod 3.0a

11
5.0
M2 from 3 observations, autocmod 3.0a

11
14.8 +/- 0.2
K1 autocmod 3.0a

11
18.75
M1 from 207 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 3.0a

11
7.2 +/- 0.5
Diameter Initial Diameter Guess using H=14.6 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)

MPC Default
4270.33 m +11708.0 / -2011.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 35
Number of observations 213
Arc length (days) 177.00
Time since last observation (days) 73.06
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None