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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)
53933.0
July 17, 2006
Orbital inclination in deg
45.80977513928202
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
228.1278185333528
Arg of perihelion (deg)
359.9676362975974
Eccentricity
1.002111545367617
Perihelion distance (AU)
2.2656061
Epoch of perihelion
Sept. 29, 2006, 7:56 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
54007.33060
Total Magnitude (M1)
11.2
Slope Parameter (k1)
25.0
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
182
Arc length (days)
471.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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