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Comet
Status
Not Following
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NEODSYS
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 15:54
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
35302.0
July 14, 1955
Orbital inclination in deg
86.5030098745164
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
48.94154652798637
Arg of perihelion (deg)
32.50623865086751
Eccentricity
0.9892134956255171
Perihelion distance (AU)
0.5343686
Epoch of perihelion
June 4, 1955, 3:57 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
35262.16469
Total Magnitude (M1)
None
Slope Parameter (k1)
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
21
Arc length (days)
84.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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