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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)
50689.0
Aug. 29, 1997
Orbital inclination in deg
14.57908844680142
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
302.910063753177
Arg of perihelion (deg)
24.50490081464011
Eccentricity
1.027944846352167
Perihelion distance (AU)
4.2629875
Epoch of perihelion
Aug. 31, 1997, 3:18 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
50691.13772
Total Magnitude (M1)
10.2
Slope Parameter (k1)
25.0
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
94
Arc length (days)
49.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
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