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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)
52316.0
Feb. 11, 2002
Orbital inclination in deg
73.69034754332334
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
289.3649504676455
Arg of perihelion (deg)
123.1367485460728
Eccentricity
1.005440387336162
Perihelion distance (AU)
6.0561740
Epoch of perihelion
Jan. 16, 2002, 4:07 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
52290.67180
Total Magnitude (M1)
7.8
Slope Parameter (k1)
25.0
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
50
Arc length (days)
44.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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