| q (perihelion distance) | 1.064153 |
| a (semi-major axes) | 3.474456 |
| e (eccentricity) | 0.693721 |
| ω (argument of perihelion) | 181.3028 |
| Ω (Longitude of ascending node) | 219.7490 |
| i (inclination) | 13.6107 |
| P (Orbital period in years) | 6.4766 |
| T (time of perihelion passage) | 2023-10-12 12:07:55 JD2460230.0063 |
| Epoch | 2024 May 08 |
| Reference | MPEC 2024-JC2 |
| Magnitude parameteres (source: COBS last year) | |
| Absolute magnitude | 10.9 |
| Slope parameter | 6.9 |
| Date | J(2000) | Comet | Sky Motion | Object | Moon | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTC | RA | Dec | Delta | r | Elong | Phase | Mag | "/min | PA | Azi | Alt | Phase | Dist. |
Terminology:
RA right ascension in hours Dec declination in degrees Delta distance between comet and Earth (AU) r distance between comet and Sun (AU) Elong elongation - the angle between the Sun and comet Phase percent of surface illuminated Mag magnitude - brightness estimate