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Comet (Hyperbolic)
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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)
42105.0
Feb. 27, 1974
Orbital inclination in deg
137.4036266401655
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
279.2410652715355
Arg of perihelion (deg)
72.54635023321649
Eccentricity
1.000225701128461
Perihelion distance (AU)
4.8120514
Epoch of perihelion
Nov. 8, 1973, 3:45 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
41994.15659
Total Magnitude (M1)
6.2
Slope Parameter (k1)
25.0
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
27
Arc length (days)
609.00
Spectroscopy Details
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