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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)
33246.0
Nov. 26, 1949
Orbital inclination in deg
155.0784260245054
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
122.1254364062252
Arg of perihelion (deg)
73.54940657778002
Eccentricity
1.000697151956921
Perihelion distance (AU)
3.2681654
Epoch of perihelion
Sept. 3, 1947, 9 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
32431.87525
Total Magnitude (M1)
6.0
Slope Parameter (k1)
20.625
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
19
Arc length (days)
679.00
Spectroscopy Details
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None
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