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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)
51620.0
March 17, 2000
Orbital inclination in deg
65.82021988533864
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
74.4609757010792
Arg of perihelion (deg)
223.4974138483308
Eccentricity
1.005270827128502
Perihelion distance (AU)
6.4677432
Epoch of perihelion
Nov. 22, 1997, 2:49 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
50774.61805
Total Magnitude (M1)
8.0
Slope Parameter (k1)
11.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
88
Arc length (days)
881.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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