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Comet
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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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Last Update: 2026-May-22 19:48
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
51933.0
Jan. 24, 2001
Orbital inclination in deg
25.63355826920376
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
195.2610375859575
Arg of perihelion (deg)
106.8264724045875
Eccentricity
0.9953345833141812
Perihelion distance (AU)
2.4370655
Epoch of perihelion
Oct. 11, 2000, 8:50 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
51828.36817
Total Magnitude (M1)
12.4
Slope Parameter (k1)
11.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
315
Arc length (days)
987.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
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