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Type
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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Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
40266.0
Feb. 14, 1969
Orbital inclination in deg
45.22934648663867
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
16.11003515528809
Arg of perihelion (deg)
82.58284568828867
Eccentricity
0.9953022373666103
Perihelion distance (AU)
3.3160975
Epoch of perihelion
Jan. 12, 1969, 6:16 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
40233.26133
Total Magnitude (M1)
5.8
Slope Parameter (k1)
26.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
43
Arc length (days)
150.00
Spectroscopy Details
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