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Comet
Status
Not Following
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NEODSYS
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 19:53
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
52109.0
July 19, 2001
Orbital inclination in deg
52.02657727751583
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
289.8501168394762
Arg of perihelion (deg)
3.452327978531549
Eccentricity
0.9989356689661302
Perihelion distance (AU)
3.0601252
Epoch of perihelion
April 22, 2001, 9:02 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
52021.87653
Total Magnitude (M1)
12.1
Slope Parameter (k1)
11.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
331
Arc length (days)
142.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
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