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Namegb00098 → C/2016 R3
Type Comet (Long Period)
Status Actively Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Last Update: 2016-Sep-24 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
57680.0 Oct. 19, 2016
Orbital inclination in deg 53.04931
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 78.68829
Arg of perihelion (deg) 118.0469
Eccentricity 0.9977392
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.4472754
Epoch of perihelion Oct. 10, 2016, 11:38 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 57671.98508
Total Magnitude (M1) 18.1
Slope Parameter (k1) 17.0
Physical Parameters
Phase Slope MPC Default
4.0
M1 from 54 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 2.6g

2
18.1 +/- 0.8
K1 autocmod 2.6g

2
17.0
Reciprocal of semimajor axis MPC 102099
0.00569278 au +/- 0.0014308
+/- 0.0014308
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 10
Number of observations 51
Arc length (days) 13.00
Time since last observation (days) 1392.93
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None