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Name
P21lhTi → C/2021 S3
Type
Comet
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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Recent Blocks Scheduled
2021-11-04T20:27:00
2021-11-05T14:27:00
SIN
Req: 2698914
2021-11-07T02:27:00
2021-11-08T14:27:00
SIN
Req: 2698915
2021-11-10T02:27:00
2021-11-11T14:27:00
SIN
Req: 2698916
2021-11-13T02:27:00
2021-11-14T14:27:00
SIN
Req: 2698917
2021-11-16T02:27:00
2021-11-17T14:27:00
SIN
Req: 2698918
2021-11-19T02:27:00
2021-11-20T14:27:00
SIN
Req: 2698919
2021-11-22T02:27:00
2021-11-23T14:27:00
SIN
Req: 2698920
2021-11-25T02:27:00
2021-11-26T14:27:00
SIN
Req: 2698921
2021-11-28T02:27:00
2021-11-29T14:27:00
SIN
Req: 2698922
Measurements
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Last Update: 2021-Dec-03 19:16
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
59600.0
Jan. 21, 2022
Orbital inclination in deg
58.54024
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
215.63888
Arg of perihelion (deg)
6.91871
Eccentricity
0.9997453
Perihelion distance (AU)
1.3181157
Epoch of perihelion
Feb. 14, 2024, 5:06 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
60354.71289
Total Magnitude (M1)
6.6
Slope Parameter (k1)
8.75
Physical Parameters
Phase Slope
MPC Default
3.5
Reciprocal of semimajor axis
E2021-WD8
0.000164 au
+/- 0.0005192
+/- 0.0005192
K1
autocmod 2.9e
5
8.75
M1
from 62 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 2.9e
5
6.6
+/- 0.4
Diameter
Initial Diameter Guess using H=10.0 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)
MPC Default
35519.02 m
+97381.0 / -16724.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP
digest2
score
35
Number of observations
64
Arc length (days)
64.00
Time since last observation (days)
6.26
Spectroscopy Details
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None
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