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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)
52641.0
Jan. 2, 2003
Orbital inclination in deg
59.1356908845426
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
38.77662453388025
Arg of perihelion (deg)
95.84695193098163
Eccentricity
1.00004468388211
Perihelion distance (AU)
1.2086319
Epoch of perihelion
Dec. 31, 2002, 11:39 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
52639.98557
Total Magnitude (M1)
14.3
Slope Parameter (k1)
31.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
372
Arc length (days)
209.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
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