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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)
44088.0
Aug. 3, 1979
Orbital inclination in deg
136.2287207444014
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
164.2170962565416
Arg of perihelion (deg)
47.65117859994464
Eccentricity
1.000032140854782
Perihelion distance (AU)
0.4132168
Epoch of perihelion
July 23, 1979, 6:18 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
44077.26265
Total Magnitude (M1)
14.6
Slope Parameter (k1)
88.75
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
25
Arc length (days)
91.00
Spectroscopy Details
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None
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