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Comet (Hyperbolic)
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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)
32981.0
March 6, 1949
Orbital inclination in deg
92.91766091339318
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
247.655063958686
Arg of perihelion (deg)
66.90694028343158
Eccentricity
1.000930127030383
Perihelion distance (AU)
2.1071364
Epoch of perihelion
May 16, 1948, 3:18 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
32687.63786
Total Magnitude (M1)
5.3
Slope Parameter (k1)
30.625
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
12
Arc length (days)
608.00
Spectroscopy Details
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None
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