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Comet (Parabolic)
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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)
43562.0
Feb. 23, 1978
Orbital inclination in deg
51.08672373009114
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
260.4979483368995
Arg of perihelion (deg)
48.70650890825069
Eccentricity
1.0
Perihelion distance (AU)
0.4365736
Epoch of perihelion
March 17, 1978, 4:34 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
43584.69088
Total Magnitude (M1)
6.8
Slope Parameter (k1)
22.5
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
73
Arc length (days)
34.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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