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NameWDBB47D → C/2015 D5
Type Comet (Jupiter Family)
Status Actively Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
57188.0 June 15, 2015
Orbital inclination in deg 15.5233
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 59.25137
Arg of perihelion (deg) 133.71883
Eccentricity 1.0
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.2682158
Epoch of perihelion June 15, 2015, 2:48 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 57188.11689
Total Magnitude (M1) 10.3
Slope Parameter (k1) 9.0
Physical Parameters
Phase Slope MPC Default
4.0
M1 from 70 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 2.6m

22
10.3 +/- 0.8
K1 autocmod 2.6m

22
9.0
M2 from 34 observations, autocmod 2.6m

22
13.3 +/- 0.5
K2 autocmod 2.6m

22
5.0
PC autocmod 2.6m

22
0.03
Follow-up Details
Number of observations 16
Arc length (days) 2.00
Time since last observation (days) 1975.92
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None