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Type
Comet
Status
Not Following
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NEODSYS
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)
44179.0
Nov. 2, 1979
Orbital inclination in deg
67.07939296523126
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
297.631300380648
Arg of perihelion (deg)
112.5648184329985
Eccentricity
0.9729983601237787
Perihelion distance (AU)
1.4319582
Epoch of perihelion
Oct. 17, 1979, 8:06 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
44163.33759
Total Magnitude (M1)
4.8
Slope Parameter (k1)
116.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
45
Arc length (days)
169.00
Spectroscopy Details
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