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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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Last Update: 2026-May-22 15:48
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
30503.0
May 24, 1942
Orbital inclination in deg
172.5143202415896
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
281.039707539875
Arg of perihelion (deg)
163.6380002725105
Eccentricity
1.00118200911091
Perihelion distance (AU)
4.1134050
Epoch of perihelion
Sept. 27, 1942, 9:32 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
30629.39775
Total Magnitude (M1)
None
Slope Parameter (k1)
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
35
Arc length (days)
390.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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