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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)
47172.0
Jan. 12, 1988
Orbital inclination in deg
117.7819673357609
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
250.7525594925971
Arg of perihelion (deg)
233.6268154792242
Eccentricity
1.000230074467561
Perihelion distance (AU)
1.6795217
Epoch of perihelion
March 3, 1988, 1:38 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
47223.06862
Total Magnitude (M1)
9.4
Slope Parameter (k1)
11.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
152
Arc length (days)
264.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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