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NameXMAAGS → C/2015 F5
Type Comet (Halley-Type) [NEO]
Status Not Following
Source Minor Planet Center
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Last Update: 2015-May-18 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
57200.0 June 27, 2015
Orbital inclination in deg 149.25572
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 287.74106
Arg of perihelion (deg) 13.39684
Eccentricity 0.9777674
Perihelion distance (AU) 0.3460175
Epoch of perihelion March 28, 2015, 2:24 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 57109.10032
Total Magnitude (M1) 14.1
Slope Parameter (k1) 4.5
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis MPEC 2015-N31
0.06529452 au
PC autocmod 2.9c

10
0.03
K2 autocmod 2.9c

10
5.0
M2 from 155 observations, autocmod 2.9c

10
19.6 +/- 1.0
K1 autocmod 2.9c

10
4.5
M1 2 parameter fit from 98 observations, autocmod 2.9c

10
14.1 +/- 0.9
Phase Slope MPC Default
4.0
Follow-up Details
Number of observations 187
Arc length (days) 43.00
Time since last observation (days) 2477.15
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None