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NameP10wLo2 → C/2016 Q2
Type Comet (Long Period) [Dynamically New]
Status Actively Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Measurements
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Last Update: 2022-Feb-19 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
59600.0 Jan. 21, 2022
Orbital inclination in deg 109.38789
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 322.29801
Arg of perihelion (deg) 84.54268
Eccentricity 1.0016908
Perihelion distance (AU) 7.0819111
Epoch of perihelion May 12, 2021, 2:21 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 59346.09825
Total Magnitude (M1) 10.8
Slope Parameter (k1) 4.5
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis E2022-D36
0.000022 au +/- 0.0000009
+/- 0.0000009
K1 autocmod 3.0a

53
4.5
M1 2 parameter fit from 498 observations, autocmod 3.0a

53
10.8 +/- 1.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 51
Number of observations 566
Arc length (days) 2003.00
Time since last observation (days) 8.13
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None