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Comet (Parabolic)
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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)
40151.0
Oct. 22, 1968
Orbital inclination in deg
127.9125237981974
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
253.292861146305
Arg of perihelion (deg)
282.8039258582713
Eccentricity
1.0
Perihelion distance (AU)
1.0990082
Epoch of perihelion
Nov. 3, 1968, 8:03 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
40163.83600
Total Magnitude (M1)
6.6
Slope Parameter (k1)
83.75
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
35
Arc length (days)
64.00
Spectroscopy Details
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None
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