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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)
40479.0
Sept. 15, 1969
Orbital inclination in deg
8.92520148862098
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
192.3953063518263
Arg of perihelion (deg)
299.01974539
Eccentricity
1.0
Perihelion distance (AU)
0.7739190
Epoch of perihelion
Oct. 12, 1969, 10:44 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
40506.44773
Total Magnitude (M1)
8.7
Slope Parameter (k1)
21.875
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
69
Arc length (days)
74.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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