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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)
42486.0
March 15, 1975
Orbital inclination in deg
60.85617054614717
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
226.1035096635567
Arg of perihelion (deg)
151.7949395265811
Eccentricity
1.003665020178786
Perihelion distance (AU)
6.0191699
Epoch of perihelion
Aug. 8, 1974, 3:12 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
42267.13346
Total Magnitude (M1)
6.0
Slope Parameter (k1)
25.0
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
40
Arc length (days)
717.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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