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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)
44525.0
Oct. 13, 1980
Orbital inclination in deg
128.7065269601819
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
232.786556685282
Arg of perihelion (deg)
297.189305596345
Eccentricity
1.001824915619049
Perihelion distance (AU)
2.1124450
Epoch of perihelion
March 6, 1981, 3:48 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
44669.15849
Total Magnitude (M1)
10.4
Slope Parameter (k1)
25.0
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
17
Arc length (days)
211.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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