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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)
51228.0
Feb. 19, 1999
Orbital inclination in deg
129.1868772943146
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
123.9169810621705
Arg of perihelion (deg)
6.88677297873199
Eccentricity
1.000899592420905
Perihelion distance (AU)
4.9145917
Epoch of perihelion
Oct. 6, 1998, 5:14 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
51092.71869
Total Magnitude (M1)
6.5
Slope Parameter (k1)
26.875
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
162
Arc length (days)
471.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
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