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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)
50521.0
March 14, 1997
Orbital inclination in deg
145.0716924869738
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
135.7666967185156
Arg of perihelion (deg)
40.01605812453206
Eccentricity
1.00212807702585
Perihelion distance (AU)
3.1571733
Epoch of perihelion
June 19, 1997, 2:28 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
50618.60305
Total Magnitude (M1)
9.5
Slope Parameter (k1)
25.0
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
197
Arc length (days)
353.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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