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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 20:38
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
52417.0
May 23, 2002
Orbital inclination in deg
104.8813759184437
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
242.9559982765397
Arg of perihelion (deg)
159.9338172192434
Eccentricity
0.9996408010165843
Perihelion distance (AU)
3.2537488
Epoch of perihelion
April 10, 2002, 7:34 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
52374.81547
Total Magnitude (M1)
10.2
Slope Parameter (k1)
21.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
206
Arc length (days)
346.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
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