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Type
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)
43593.0
March 26, 1978
Orbital inclination in deg
116.9210445079933
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
211.6242262509899
Arg of perihelion (deg)
343.2738908371412
Eccentricity
1.002695108937016
Perihelion distance (AU)
5.6062390
Epoch of perihelion
July 21, 1977, 10:46 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
43345.44886
Total Magnitude (M1)
6.0
Slope Parameter (k1)
21.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
60
Arc length (days)
1183.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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