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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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Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
14472.0
July 2, 1898
Orbital inclination in deg
70.03126875409151
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
260.522710977934
Arg of perihelion (deg)
205.6397858490081
Eccentricity
1.0
Perihelion distance (AU)
0.6261210
Epoch of perihelion
Aug. 16, 1898, 4:51 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
14517.70218
Total Magnitude (M1)
None
Slope Parameter (k1)
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
16
Arc length (days)
35.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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