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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)
40870.0
Oct. 11, 1970
Orbital inclination in deg
126.7199098159451
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
21.70135809394426
Arg of perihelion (deg)
96.58336423631219
Eccentricity
1.000036917060185
Perihelion distance (AU)
1.1125405
Epoch of perihelion
Oct. 20, 1970, 4:46 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
40879.69911
Total Magnitude (M1)
6.6
Slope Parameter (k1)
11.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
271
Arc length (days)
324.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
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