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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)
51623.0
March 20, 2000
Orbital inclination in deg
52.73397508002674
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
195.3942180916349
Arg of perihelion (deg)
164.6196806794889
Eccentricity
1.000712457282209
Perihelion distance (AU)
4.2005541
Epoch of perihelion
April 24, 2000, 6:58 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
51658.29084
Total Magnitude (M1)
9.4
Slope Parameter (k1)
13.75
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
610
Arc length (days)
1230.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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