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Type
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)
45673.0
Dec. 5, 1983
Orbital inclination in deg
137.5972577774534
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
164.6838896418293
Arg of perihelion (deg)
176.0390369091649
Eccentricity
1.000199231156927
Perihelion distance (AU)
3.3449121
Epoch of perihelion
Nov. 23, 1983, 7:05 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
45661.79547
Total Magnitude (M1)
5.8
Slope Parameter (k1)
25.0
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
117
Arc length (days)
624.00
Spectroscopy Details
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