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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)
50304.0
Aug. 9, 1996
Orbital inclination in deg
52.14795009520106
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
234.9003620814501
Arg of perihelion (deg)
43.96968510776176
Eccentricity
1.000564203309467
Perihelion distance (AU)
0.9258214
Epoch of perihelion
Aug. 3, 1996, 10:10 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
50298.42383
Total Magnitude (M1)
11.9
Slope Parameter (k1)
41.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
303
Arc length (days)
122.00
Spectroscopy Details
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