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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)
46824.0
Jan. 29, 1987
Orbital inclination in deg
147.1191679685332
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
111.665560720663
Arg of perihelion (deg)
238.3084262128502
Eccentricity
1.000314965394949
Perihelion distance (AU)
1.1996480
Epoch of perihelion
April 20, 1987, 6:45 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
46905.78184
Total Magnitude (M1)
5.3
Slope Parameter (k1)
19.375
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
671
Arc length (days)
980.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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