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Comet (Parabolic)
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------------ Any 1.0m ------------
LSC 1.0m - W85-87; (CTIO, Chile)
ELP 1.0m - V37,V39; (McDonald, Texas)
COJ 1.0m - Q63-64; (Siding Spring, Aust.)
CPT 1.0m - K91-93; (Sutherland, S. Africa)
TFN 1.0m - Z31,Z24; (Tenerife, Spain)
------------ Any 0.4m ------------
LSC 0.4m - W89,W79; (CTIO, Chile)
ELP 0.4m - V38,V45,V47; (McDonald, Texas)
OGG 0.4m - T03-04; (Maui, Hawaii)
COJ 0.4m - Q58-59; (Siding Spring, Aust.)
CPT 0.4m - L09; (Sutherland, S. Africa)
TFN 0.4m - Z17,Z21; (Tenerife, Spain)
------------ Any 2.0m ------------
FTS 2.0m - E10; (Siding Spring, Aust.) [MuSCAT4]
FTN 2.0m - F65; (Maui, Hawaii ) [MuSCAT3]
------------ Non LCO ------------
Mt John 1.8m - 474 (Mt John, NZ)
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Last Update: 2026-May-22 15:34
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
7545.0
July 15, 1879
Orbital inclination in deg
107.0446361700477
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
47.45264108264573
Arg of perihelion (deg)
3.742746339649675
Eccentricity
1.0
Perihelion distance (AU)
0.8963644
Epoch of perihelion
April 27, 1879, 10:12 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
7466.92518
Total Magnitude (M1)
6.1
Slope Parameter (k1)
44.375
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
16
Arc length (days)
62.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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