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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)
42967.0
July 8, 1976
Orbital inclination in deg
112.0269064312303
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
22.78599437275252
Arg of perihelion (deg)
193.3668274277679
Eccentricity
1.001119473822938
Perihelion distance (AU)
6.8795707
Epoch of perihelion
Jan. 14, 1975, 4:56 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
42426.70567
Total Magnitude (M1)
7.7
Slope Parameter (k1)
10.0
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
54
Arc length (days)
772.00
Spectroscopy Details
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None
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