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Comet
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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)
46852.0
Feb. 26, 1987
Orbital inclination in deg
172.2299851880503
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
176.0105156723943
Arg of perihelion (deg)
200.4018410309784
Eccentricity
0.9957982687062689
Perihelion distance (AU)
0.8695885
Epoch of perihelion
March 17, 1987, 8:17 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
46871.34541
Total Magnitude (M1)
7.5
Slope Parameter (k1)
14.375
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
87
Arc length (days)
131.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
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