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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)
43179.0
Feb. 5, 1977
Orbital inclination in deg
86.62865480500723
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
286.0413937206172
Arg of perihelion (deg)
118.8108533263893
Eccentricity
1.003668373896987
Perihelion distance (AU)
5.8574821
Epoch of perihelion
July 6, 1976, 2:19 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
42965.59718
Total Magnitude (M1)
6.2
Slope Parameter (k1)
22.5
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
34
Arc length (days)
448.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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