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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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Last Update: 2026-May-22 22:40
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
52933.0
Oct. 21, 2003
Orbital inclination in deg
151.4977543965032
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
226.388801905116
Arg of perihelion (deg)
154.5701710944565
Eccentricity
1.001805531577256
Perihelion distance (AU)
8.1295251
Epoch of perihelion
April 10, 2003, 12:54 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
52739.53751
Total Magnitude (M1)
6.7
Slope Parameter (k1)
23.125
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
122
Arc length (days)
1035.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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