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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 20:39
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
52450.0
June 25, 2002
Orbital inclination in deg
130.8956465652716
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
294.5566779150916
Arg of perihelion (deg)
26.66509100031191
Eccentricity
0.9931369368914261
Perihelion distance (AU)
5.2350608
Epoch of perihelion
Jan. 5, 2002, 8:02 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
52279.83528
Total Magnitude (M1)
7.5
Slope Parameter (k1)
27.5
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
136
Arc length (days)
685.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
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