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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)
40890.0
Oct. 31, 1970
Orbital inclination in deg
60.78505008715096
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
293.6808779280132
Arg of perihelion (deg)
318.5209872425205
Eccentricity
1.0
Perihelion distance (AU)
0.4054926
Epoch of perihelion
Oct. 1, 1970, 7:05 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
40860.79545
Total Magnitude (M1)
9.5
Slope Parameter (k1)
46.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
47
Arc length (days)
37.00
Spectroscopy Details
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None
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