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Comet (Hyperbolic)
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UTC date
------------ 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)
48193.0
Oct. 29, 1990
Orbital inclination in deg
131.5839768965119
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
139.3640973481184
Arg of perihelion (deg)
242.6663308751048
Eccentricity
1.000583086635218
Perihelion distance (AU)
0.9387376
Epoch of perihelion
Oct. 24, 1990, 4:24 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
48188.68395
Total Magnitude (M1)
4.6
Slope Parameter (k1)
23.75
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
666
Arc length (days)
920.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
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