+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   C/2015 VL62 (Lemmon-Yeung-PANSTARRS) Classification: Hyperbolic Comet          SPK-ID: 1003442 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Close-Approach Data ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2457829.5 (2017-Mar-17.0) TDB Reference: JPL 25 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 1.002030883033814 1.7139e-06   a -1339.452215445942 1.1302 au q 2.720270778953799 8.1038e-07 au i 165.6140828964958 6.4431e-06 deg node 94.54614299421908 3.7766e-05 deg peri 128.3594393325243 5.0864e-05 deg M -.003309198641709434 4.1871e-06 deg tp 2457994.092332884065 (2017-Aug-28.59233288) 0.00010692 TDB period n/a n/a n/a n/a d yr n 2.010542401170264E-5 2.5446e-08 deg/d Q n/a n/a au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      2115      data-arc span      987 days (2.70 yr)      first obs. used      2015-11-02      last obs. used      2018-07-16      planetary ephem.      DE441      SB-pert. ephem.      SB441-N16      norm. resid. RMS      .5529      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2021-Apr-15 23:33:17   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.73814 au   Jupiter MOID = .857318 au  [ show covariance matrix ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Close-Approach Data ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes comet total magnitude M1 11.4   0.8 25 2 parameter fit from 405 observations, autocmod 2.9c comet total magnitude slope K1 5.   n/a 25 autocmod 2.9c [ show close-approach data ] Alternate Designations  2015 VL62 = 2015 YY6  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Close-Approach Data ] 2021-Apr-20 02:17 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin