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Type Comet (Hyperbolic)
Status Not Following
Source NEODSYS
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Last Update: 2026-May-22 16:37
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
43814.0 Nov. 2, 1978
Orbital inclination in deg 130.6364263806672
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg) 290.6778327802344
Arg of perihelion (deg) 224.7540109869094
Eccentricity 1.000281438614087
Perihelion distance (AU) 1.7715882
Epoch of perihelion Aug. 13, 1978, 4:08 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD) 43733.67263
Total Magnitude (M1) 8.3
Slope Parameter (k1) 11.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations 46
Arc length (days) 322.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies None