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Type
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)
47807.0
Oct. 8, 1989
Orbital inclination in deg
90.14594204719145
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
275.5100708685986
Arg of perihelion (deg)
150.5710892592149
Eccentricity
1.000055680059212
Perihelion distance (AU)
0.6423305
Epoch of perihelion
Nov. 11, 1989, 9:59 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
47841.91625
Total Magnitude (M1)
8.6
Slope Parameter (k1)
28.75
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
225
Arc length (days)
122.00
Spectroscopy Details
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