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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)
53420.0
Feb. 19, 2005
Orbital inclination in deg
81.07658891064091
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
343.047739688424
Arg of perihelion (deg)
202.1261169514307
Eccentricity
1.006427124000738
Perihelion distance (AU)
4.4022976
Epoch of perihelion
June 17, 2005, 4:32 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
53538.18902
Total Magnitude (M1)
6.8
Slope Parameter (k1)
33.125
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
241
Arc length (days)
471.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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