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Comet (Hyperbolic)
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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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Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
14553.0
Sept. 21, 1898
Orbital inclination in deg
28.85833308632357
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
36.29147474380338
Arg of perihelion (deg)
162.3636923834316
Eccentricity
1.000034068376416
Perihelion distance (AU)
0.4204812
Epoch of perihelion
Oct. 21, 1898, 12:56 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
14583.03903
Total Magnitude (M1)
7.5
Slope Parameter (k1)
11.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
71
Arc length (days)
18.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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