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Type
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 15:53
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
34501.0
May 4, 1953
Orbital inclination in deg
97.17662202501099
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
343.5785854071632
Arg of perihelion (deg)
253.8194953695679
Eccentricity
1.000191238331412
Perihelion distance (AU)
0.7777579
Epoch of perihelion
Jan. 24, 1953, 8:37 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
34401.85934
Total Magnitude (M1)
None
Slope Parameter (k1)
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
6
Arc length (days)
217.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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