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Name
M503ujx → C/2015 G2
Type
Comet (Hyperbolic) [Dynamically New]
Status
Not Following
Source
Minor Planet Center
UTC date
------------ Any 1.0m ------------
LSC 1.0m - W85-87; (CTIO, Chile)
ELP 1.0m - V37,V39; (McDonald, Texas)
COJ 1.0m - Q63-64; (Siding Spring, Aust.)
CPT 1.0m - K91-93; (Sutherland, S. Africa)
TFN 1.0m - Z31,Z24; (Tenerife, Spain)
------------ Any 0.4m ------------
LSC 0.4m - W89,W79; (CTIO, Chile)
ELP 0.4m - V38; (McDonald, Texas)
OGG 0.4m - T03-04; (Maui, Hawaii)
COJ 0.4m - Q58-59; (Siding Spring, Aust.)
CPT 0.4m - L09; (Sutherland, S. Africa)
TFN 0.4m - Z17,Z21; (Tenerife, Spain)
------------ Any 2.0m ------------
FTS 2.0m - E10; (Siding Spring, Aust.) [MuSCAT4]
FTN 2.0m - F65; (Maui, Hawaii ) [MuSCAT3]
------------ Non LCO ------------
Mt John 1.8m - 474 (Mt John, NZ)
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Last Update: 2016-Feb-07 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
58200.0
March 23, 2018
Orbital inclination in deg
147.61265
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
110.14212
Arg of perihelion (deg)
257.57903
Eccentricity
1.0004343
Perihelion distance (AU)
0.7815931
Epoch of perihelion
May 23, 2015, 7:13 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
57165.80111
Total Magnitude (M1)
12.0
Slope Parameter (k1)
6.0
Physical Parameters
Reciprocal of semimajor axis
MPEC 2018-D91
0.00003254 au
+/- 0.0000009
+/- 0.0000009
K1
autocmod 2.9c
28
6.0
M1
2 parameter fit from 178 observations, autocmod 2.9c
28
12.0
+/- 1.0
Phase Slope
MPC Default
4.0
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
481
Arc length (days)
305.00
Time since last observation (days)
2212.15
Spectroscopy Details
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