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NameGB00015 → C/2015 D4
Type Comet (Long Period)
Status Actively Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Last Update: 2015-Jun-21 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
57200.0 June 27, 2015
Orbital inclination in deg 77.30019
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 305.80613
Arg of perihelion (deg) 314.68977
Eccentricity 0.9891075
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.8615122
Epoch of perihelion Oct. 28, 2014, 5:56 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 56958.24751
Total Magnitude (M1) 9.4
Slope Parameter (k1) 16.0
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis MPEC 2015-M77
0.01265546 au +/- 0.0000432
+/- 0.0000432
PC autocmod 2.6

14
0.03
K2 autocmod 2.6

14
5.0
M2 from 14 observations, autocmod 2.6

14
14.8 +/- 0.6
K1 autocmod 2.6

14
16.0
M1 2 parameter fit from 27 observations, autocmod 2.6

14
9.4 +/- 0.6
Phase Slope MPC Default
4.0
Follow-up Details
Number of observations 40
Arc length (days) 118.00
Time since last observation (days) 1863.92
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None