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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)
50220.0
May 17, 1996
Orbital inclination in deg
114.4753782698956
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
149.8413922565162
Arg of perihelion (deg)
81.10804171930072
Eccentricity
1.000908588123794
Perihelion distance (AU)
1.3589541
Epoch of perihelion
July 27, 1996, 8:19 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
50291.34690
Total Magnitude (M1)
12.5
Slope Parameter (k1)
21.875
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
237
Arc length (days)
211.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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