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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)
47366.0
July 24, 1988
Orbital inclination in deg
80.56829425460953
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
325.168068955914
Arg of perihelion (deg)
124.2237361715944
Eccentricity
1.003064789821794
Perihelion distance (AU)
5.0309389
Epoch of perihelion
March 20, 1987, 4:30 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
46874.18767
Total Magnitude (M1)
5.6
Slope Parameter (k1)
25.0
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
63
Arc length (days)
1444.00
Spectroscopy Details
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