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Comet (Hyperbolic)
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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 15:35
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
9938.0
Feb. 1, 1886
Orbital inclination in deg
84.44081160481933
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
69.90999452293423
Arg of perihelion (deg)
119.6245146670319
Eccentricity
1.000200158025937
Perihelion distance (AU)
0.4792547
Epoch of perihelion
May 3, 1886, 6:53 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
10029.78704
Total Magnitude (M1)
None
Slope Parameter (k1)
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
76
Arc length (days)
150.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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