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Comet (Hyperbolic)
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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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Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
52574.0
Oct. 27, 2002
Orbital inclination in deg
149.164230030963
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
33.74719794581203
Arg of perihelion (deg)
133.3064767109582
Eccentricity
1.001575205215107
Perihelion distance (AU)
1.2429666
Epoch of perihelion
Nov. 19, 2002, 4:48 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
52597.20028
Total Magnitude (M1)
14.2
Slope Parameter (k1)
13.125
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
571
Arc length (days)
275.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
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