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Comet
Status
Not Following
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NEODSYS
UTC date
------------ 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 15:38
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
14427.0
May 18, 1898
Orbital inclination in deg
72.52915998025942
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
263.8671009464642
Arg of perihelion (deg)
47.30803870703654
Eccentricity
0.9804491259340256
Perihelion distance (AU)
1.0952628
Epoch of perihelion
March 17, 1898, 3:10 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
14365.63229
Total Magnitude (M1)
6.4
Slope Parameter (k1)
26.875
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
327
Arc length (days)
236.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
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