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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)
42768.0
Dec. 22, 1975
Orbital inclination in deg
70.62616034845553
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
271.3127590095342
Arg of perihelion (deg)
358.089865520932
Eccentricity
1.000015384247748
Perihelion distance (AU)
0.2187207
Epoch of perihelion
Dec. 21, 1975, 4:20 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
42767.18122
Total Magnitude (M1)
10.4
Slope Parameter (k1)
41.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
81
Arc length (days)
88.00
Spectroscopy Details
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None
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