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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-23 01:05
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
53605.0
Aug. 23, 2005
Orbital inclination in deg
77.74757770425346
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
106.3050115874851
Arg of perihelion (deg)
134.9388129852854
Eccentricity
1.003290032518256
Perihelion distance (AU)
3.6929123
Epoch of perihelion
Nov. 21, 2005, 4:38 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
53695.19372
Total Magnitude (M1)
6.9
Slope Parameter (k1)
31.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
616
Arc length (days)
812.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
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