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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)
50642.0
July 13, 1997
Orbital inclination in deg
141.8896054677941
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
279.1711538166631
Arg of perihelion (deg)
184.9625869597518
Eccentricity
1.001156661434818
Perihelion distance (AU)
2.2476220
Epoch of perihelion
Oct. 11, 1997, 2:47 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
50732.61666
Total Magnitude (M1)
6.0
Slope Parameter (k1)
25.0
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
430
Arc length (days)
562.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
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