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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 22:03
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
52737.0
April 8, 2003
Orbital inclination in deg
161.0951618279089
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
54.2951178643726
Arg of perihelion (deg)
45.06807031482975
Eccentricity
1.002610954108484
Perihelion distance (AU)
3.8694878
Epoch of perihelion
June 13, 2003, 11:35 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
52803.48314
Total Magnitude (M1)
9.3
Slope Parameter (k1)
20.625
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
1261
Arc length (days)
628.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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