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NameA10BpPq → C/2021 S1
Type Comet
Status Actively Following
Characterization Target
Source LOOK Project
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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 52.09717
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 299.86412
Arg of perihelion (deg) 148.36126
Eccentricity 1.0009693
Perihelion distance (AU) 6.1173009
Epoch of perihelion March 2, 2022, 5:30 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 59640.72983
Total Magnitude (M1) 6.8
Slope Parameter (k1) 10.0
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis E2021-WD8
0.000254 au +/- 0.0000675
+/- 0.0000675
PC autocmod 2.9e

6
0.03
K2 autocmod 2.9e

6
5.0
M2 from 3 observations, autocmod 2.9e

6
11.1 +/- 0.2
K1 autocmod 2.9e

6
10.0
M1 from 144 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 2.9e

6
6.8 +/- 0.4
Diameter Initial Diameter Guess using H=10.4 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)

MPC Default
29543.43 m +80998.0 / -13911.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 35
Number of observations 154
Arc length (days) 62.00
Time since last observation (days) 5.26
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None