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NameXQAB3FF → C/2016 Q4
Type Comet
Status Not Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Last Update: 2016-Nov-19 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
58160.0 Feb. 11, 2018
Orbital inclination in deg 7.25664
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 271.30277
Arg of perihelion (deg) 99.39288
Eccentricity 0.5785403
Perihelion distance (AU) 7.0860323
Epoch of perihelion Jan. 26, 2018, 2:45 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 58144.61482
Total Magnitude (M1) 7.0
Slope Parameter (k1) 10.0
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis MPC 102955
0.05938559 au
PC autocmod 2.9c

4
0.03
K2 autocmod 2.9c

4
5.0
M2 from 21 observations, autocmod 2.9c

4
11.2 +/- 0.5
K1 autocmod 2.9c

4
10.0
M1 from 57 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 2.9c

4
7.0 +/- 0.9
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 10
Number of observations 72
Arc length (days) 131.00
Time since last observation (days) 1926.13
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None