C/2018 U1 Lemmon
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Comet C/2018 U1 was discovered on 27 October 2019, almost four years before its perihelion passage, and was observed until the mid-2023 (as in February 2025).
Comet had its closest approach to the Earth on 18 June 2021 (4.14 au), about 4.5 months before its perihelion passage.
The preferred NG-solution given here is based on data spanning over 4.62 yr in a range of heliocentric distances 9.33 au – 5.00 au (perihelion) – 6.64 au
This Oort spike comet suffers moderate planetary perturbations during its passage through the planetary system that lead to a significantly more tight future orbit (semimajor axis of about 3,800 au).
Comet had its closest approach to the Earth on 18 June 2021 (4.14 au), about 4.5 months before its perihelion passage.
The preferred NG-solution given here is based on data spanning over 4.62 yr in a range of heliocentric distances 9.33 au – 5.00 au (perihelion) – 6.64 au
This Oort spike comet suffers moderate planetary perturbations during its passage through the planetary system that lead to a significantly more tight future orbit (semimajor axis of about 3,800 au).
| solution description | ||
|---|---|---|
| number of observations | 2485 | |
| data interval | 2018 10 27 – 2023 06 09 | |
| data type | perihelion within the observation arc (FULL) | |
| data arc selection | entire data set (STD) | |
| range of heliocentric distances | 9.33 au – 5.00 au (perihelion) – 6.64 au | |
| type of model of motion | NC - non-gravitational orbits for symmetric CO-g(r)-like function | |
| data weighting | YES | |
| number of residuals | 4524 | |
| RMS [arcseconds] | 0.37 | |
| orbit quality class | 1a+ | |
| previous orbit statistics, both Galactic and stellar perturbations were taken into account | ||
|---|---|---|
| no. of returning VCs in the swarm | 5001 | * |
| no. of escaping VCs in the swarm | 0 | |
| no. of hyperbolas among escaping VCs in the swarm | 0 | |
| previous reciprocal semi-major axis [10-6 au-1] | 69.94 – 70.70 – 71.46 | |
| previous perihelion distance [au] | 4.773 – 4.782 – 4.791 | |
| previous aphelion distance [103 au] | 28 – 28.3 – 28.6 | |
| time interval to previous perihelion [Myr] | 1.65 – 1.68 – 1.71 | |
| percentage of VCs with qprev < 10 | 100 | |
Upper panel: Time distribution of positional observations with corresponding heliocentric (red curve) and geocentric (green curve) distance at which they were taken. The horizontal dotted line shows the perihelion distance for a given comet whereas vertical dotted line — the moment of perihelion passage.
Middle panel(s): O-C diagram for a given solution (sometimes in comparison to another solution available in CODE), where residuals in right ascension are shown using magenta dots and in declination by blue open circles.
Lowest panel: Relative weights for a given data set(s).
Middle panel(s): O-C diagram for a given solution (sometimes in comparison to another solution available in CODE), where residuals in right ascension are shown using magenta dots and in declination by blue open circles.
Lowest panel: Relative weights for a given data set(s).
| previous_g orbit statistics, here only the Galactic tide has been included | ||
|---|---|---|
| no. of returning VCs in the swarm | 5001 | * |
| no. of escaping VCs in the swarm | 0 | |
| no. of hyperbolas among escaping VCs in the swarm | 0 | |
| previous reciprocal semi-major axis [10-6 au-1] | 69.94 – 70.70 – 71.47 | |
| previous perihelion distance [au] | 4.9106 – 4.9124 – 4.9142 | |
| previous aphelion distance [103 au] | 28 – 28.3 – 28.6 | |
| time interval to previous perihelion [Myr] | 1.65 – 1.68 – 1.71 | |
| percentage of VCs with qprev < 10 | 100 | |