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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)
51619.0
March 16, 2000
Orbital inclination in deg
89.47126858827963
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
106.3797544565552
Arg of perihelion (deg)
241.4854120851708
Eccentricity
1.00176294986419
Perihelion distance (AU)
3.2553938
Epoch of perihelion
July 4, 2000, 9:14 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
51729.38522
Total Magnitude (M1)
6.1
Slope Parameter (k1)
25.625
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
239
Arc length (days)
1038.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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