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Comet (Hyperbolic)
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------------ 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)
53834.0
April 9, 2006
Orbital inclination in deg
31.41058817877764
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
48.45388879982382
Arg of perihelion (deg)
92.46692268500065
Eccentricity
1.002584384096399
Perihelion distance (AU)
5.1909236
Epoch of perihelion
April 10, 2006, 6:20 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
53835.76413
Total Magnitude (M1)
6.2
Slope Parameter (k1)
21.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
2466
Arc length (days)
1592.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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