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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)
50406.0
Nov. 19, 1996
Orbital inclination in deg
29.0831296309875
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
101.4034778917003
Arg of perihelion (deg)
188.7995314390275
Eccentricity
1.00008353549162
Perihelion distance (AU)
2.0058535
Epoch of perihelion
March 1, 1996, 7:54 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
50143.32948
Total Magnitude (M1)
5.0
Slope Parameter (k1)
30.0
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
157
Arc length (days)
1007.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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