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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)
37814.0
May 30, 1962
Orbital inclination in deg
65.01448207761743
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
304.6776920048247
Arg of perihelion (deg)
11.47329371109639
Eccentricity
1.000004460412146
Perihelion distance (AU)
0.0313977
Epoch of perihelion
April 1, 1962, 3:54 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
37755.66300
Total Magnitude (M1)
None
Slope Parameter (k1)
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
32
Arc length (days)
349.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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