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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)
42022.0
Dec. 6, 1973
Orbital inclination in deg
14.3041449344601
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
258.4894909953879
Arg of perihelion (deg)
37.79756893411028
Eccentricity
1.000007809885518
Perihelion distance (AU)
0.1424250
Epoch of perihelion
Dec. 28, 1973, 10:20 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
42044.43068
Total Magnitude (M1)
5.8
Slope Parameter (k1)
22.5
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
812
Arc length (days)
453.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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