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C/2010 X1 (Elenin)
Classification: Hyperbolic Comet          SPK-ID: 1003113
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Orbit Diagram
Note: Make sure you have Java enabled on your browser to see the applet. This applet is provided as a 3D orbit visualization tool. The applet was implemented using 2-body methods, and hence should not be used for determining accurate long-term trajectories (over several years or decades) or planetary encounter circumstances. For accurate long-term ephemerides, please instead use our Horizons system.
Orbit Viewer

Additional Notes: the orbits shown in the applet are color coded. The planets are white lines, and the asteroid/comet is a blue line. The bright white line indicates the portion of the orbit that is above the ecliptic plane, and the darker portion is below the ecliptic plane. Likewise for the asteroid/comet orbit, the light blue indicates the portion above the ecliptic plane, and the dark blue the portion below the ecliptic plane.

Orbit Viewer applet originally written and kindly provided by Osamu Ajiki (AstroArts), and further modified by Ron Baalke (JPL).


Orbital Elements at Epoch 2455650.5 (2011-Mar-30.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 33 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e 1.000062117864398 1.7011e-06  
a -7766.518949728833 212.67 AU
q .4824395709639534 2.0074e-06 AU
i 1.839490362514945 4.5075e-05 deg
node 323.2344402023323 0.00089802 deg
peri 343.7978979635911 0.00089531 deg
M 359.999762804308 9.7423e-06 deg
tp 2455815.218482402003
(2011-Sep-10.71848240)		 0.00033048 JED
period n/a
n/a		 n/a
n/a		 d
yr
n 1.440006540136297E-6 5.9148e-08 deg/d
Q n/a n/a AU
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      2218  
   data-arc span      235 days  
   first obs. used      2010-12-10  
   last obs. used      2011-08-02  
   planetary ephem.      DE405  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2  
   fit RMS      .6412  
   data source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2011-Aug-05 10:50:27  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .0306272 AU 
 T_jup = 0.861 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
comet total magnitude M1 10.4 mag 0.9 33 from 353 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 2.5
comet total magnitude slope K1 11.   n/a 33 autocmod 2.5
comet nuclear magnitude M2 13.7 mag 0.8 33 from 1786 observations, autocmod 2.5
comet nuclear magnitude slope K2 5.   n/a 33 autocmod 2.5
comet nuclear phase coefficient PC 0.03   n/a 33 autocmod 2.5

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Close-Approach Data   ...sorted by Date/Time (TDB)
Date/Time (TDB) Time Uncertainty
(days_HH:MM)		 Body Nominal Distance (AU) Minimum Distance (AU) Maximum Distance (AU) V-relative (km/s) V-infinity (km/s) JD (TDB) Time Uncertainty (minutes) Semi-major axis (km) Semi-minor axis (km) range-LOV angle (deg) N-sigma BP Orbit Ref. Reference Modified
2011-Oct-16 19:50 < 00:01 Earth 0.233845906776091 0.233835133994702 0.233856679596196 23.9095503203413 23.9090737626298 2455851.326738019 0.519316785901931 476.310902602132 83.0087457948514 6.03123123034354 77377.5874908987 T 33 CATAB v2.0c-linF95 2011-Aug-05 10:59:24 2011-Aug-05 11:00
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