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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)
44069.0
July 15, 1979
Orbital inclination in deg
92.17830649943801
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
293.1367644407171
Arg of perihelion (deg)
10.10277212644916
Eccentricity
1.001024344919965
Perihelion distance (AU)
4.6868747
Epoch of perihelion
July 15, 1979, 9:58 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
44069.41594
Total Magnitude (M1)
8.1
Slope Parameter (k1)
25.0
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
33
Arc length (days)
426.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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