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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)
47065.0
Sept. 27, 1987
Orbital inclination in deg
114.8752757183371
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
298.5696835394938
Arg of perihelion (deg)
143.8335322150886
Eccentricity
1.00044313308015
Perihelion distance (AU)
0.6026024
Epoch of perihelion
Oct. 9, 1987, 12:40 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
47077.52818
Total Magnitude (M1)
8.4
Slope Parameter (k1)
26.875
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
90
Arc length (days)
156.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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