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115P/Maury
Classification: Jupiter-family Comet          SPK-ID: 1000062
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456993.5 (2014-Dec-02.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 40 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .5182928385533314 1.6308e-07  
a 4.271092968824403 5.507e-08 au
q 2.057416070287228 6.7348e-07 au
i 11.66973501020654 6.5016e-06 deg
node 176.0778058600431 5.082e-05 deg
peri 121.113898815192 0.0001388 deg
M 128.8513881049564 3.6497e-05 deg
tp 2455839.532534012177
(2011-Oct-05.03253401)		 0.00034201 TDB
period 3224.08857106939
8.83		 6.2356e-05
1.707e-07		 d
yr
n .111659463462132 2.1596e-09 deg/d
Q 6.484769867361579 8.3613e-08 au

Additional Model Parameters
 Parameter Value Uncertainty (1-sigma) 
A1 [EST] 6.201214571852695E-9 2.229E-10
A2 [EST] -2.999369771994119E-10 4.054E-12
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      1380  
   data-arc span      12929 days (35.40 yr)  
   first obs. used      1985-08-16  
   last obs. used      2021-01-08  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .69873  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2021-Jan-30 21:13:00  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = 1.07096 au 
 Jupiter MOID = .495446 au 
 T_jup = 2.736 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
comet total magnitude M1 13.0   0.6 40 2 parameter fit from 683 observations, autocmod 2.8
comet total magnitude slope K1 10.5   n/a 40 autocmod 2.8
comet nuclear magnitude M2 15.3   0.6 40 from 600 observations, autocmod 2.8
comet nuclear magnitude slope K2 5.   n/a 40 autocmod 2.8
comet nuclear phase coefficient PC 0.03   n/a 40 autocmod 2.8
diameter diameter 2.22 km n/a Lamy,P.L.,Toth,I.,Fernandez,Y.R.,Weaver,H.A. (2004) Comets II, pp. 223-264  

115P/Maury          Discovered 1985-Aug-16 by Maury, Alain at Palomar Mountain Observatory, California
discovered on plate/photo taken on discovery date as well as 8/17
Reference: comet.disLast Updated: 2003-08-29

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Alternate Designations
 Perihelion 
Year (est.)		  New-Style 
Desig		 Roman
 Numeral 		 Year/
 Letter 
 1994.1   115P/1994 J1   1994 VIII   1994h 
 1985.3   115P/1985 Q1   1985 VI   1985k 
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