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NameXT91FAC → C/2016 T1
Type Comet (Long Period)
Status Actively Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Measurements
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Last Update: 2017-May-26 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
58000.0 Sept. 4, 2017
Orbital inclination in deg 129.82741
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 56.233
Arg of perihelion (deg) 137.35355
Eccentricity 0.9820693
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.2999529
Epoch of perihelion Feb. 1, 2017, 4:16 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 57785.67779
Total Magnitude (M1) 12.1
Slope Parameter (k1) 13.0
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis MPEC 2017-L52
0.00852203 au +/- 0.0000053
+/- 0.0000053
PC autocmod 2.6i

10
0.03
K2 autocmod 2.6i

10
5.0
M2 from 5 observations, autocmod 2.6i

10
15.5 +/- 0.5
K1 autocmod 2.6i

10
13.0
M1 from 106 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 2.6i

10
12.1 +/- 0.9
Phase Slope MPC Default
4.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP digest2 score 10
Number of observations 128
Arc length (days) 232.00
Time since last observation (days) 1148.93
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None