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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)
41701.0
Jan. 19, 1973
Orbital inclination in deg
141.8555582082213
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
43.18826573085385
Arg of perihelion (deg)
334.3059751309023
Eccentricity
1.001042511509785
Perihelion distance (AU)
2.1470343
Epoch of perihelion
Feb. 12, 1973, 6:40 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
41725.27810
Total Magnitude (M1)
6.4
Slope Parameter (k1)
31.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
267
Arc length (days)
659.00
Spectroscopy Details
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