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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)
48431.0
June 24, 1991
Orbital inclination in deg
113.4437623321004
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
161.7057958380559
Arg of perihelion (deg)
320.9297268204805
Eccentricity
1.002496025303641
Perihelion distance (AU)
4.7777060
Epoch of perihelion
Oct. 18, 1990, 1:20 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
48182.55623
Total Magnitude (M1)
7.1
Slope Parameter (k1)
25.0
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
42
Arc length (days)
460.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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