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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)
45755.0
Feb. 25, 1984
Orbital inclination in deg
120.7360090973635
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
201.2576569158369
Arg of perihelion (deg)
333.980547948282
Eccentricity
1.000129774918284
Perihelion distance (AU)
2.2547969
Epoch of perihelion
Nov. 28, 1983, 12:05 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
45666.00407
Total Magnitude (M1)
9.4
Slope Parameter (k1)
26.875
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
35
Arc length (days)
306.00
Spectroscopy Details
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None
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