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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)
47471.0
Nov. 6, 1988
Orbital inclination in deg
97.68855989990996
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
115.2550653808959
Arg of perihelion (deg)
232.1459196062082
Eccentricity
1.000677161723782
Perihelion distance (AU)
2.4742971
Epoch of perihelion
June 12, 1989, 11:09 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
47689.46484
Total Magnitude (M1)
9.2
Slope Parameter (k1)
11.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
155
Arc length (days)
652.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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