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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)
40103.0
Sept. 4, 1968
Orbital inclination in deg
143.2382540575698
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
106.7472654107294
Arg of perihelion (deg)
88.7158276429004
Eccentricity
1.000716341929664
Perihelion distance (AU)
1.1604384
Epoch of perihelion
Aug. 7, 1968, 10:10 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
40075.92402
Total Magnitude (M1)
5.2
Slope Parameter (k1)
31.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
137
Arc length (days)
120.00
Spectroscopy Details
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