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Comet (Hyperbolic)
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------------ 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)
47346.0
July 4, 1988
Orbital inclination in deg
76.70040669090791
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
198.3377132707716
Arg of perihelion (deg)
194.7131585434836
Eccentricity
1.0036030577622
Perihelion distance (AU)
3.3327449
Epoch of perihelion
Jan. 18, 1988, 4:22 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
47178.68197
Total Magnitude (M1)
9.2
Slope Parameter (k1)
25.0
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
33
Arc length (days)
948.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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