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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)
54069.0
Nov. 30, 2006
Orbital inclination in deg
92.61999692441438
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
49.40243900426611
Arg of perihelion (deg)
328.0778563563791
Eccentricity
1.000793928373229
Perihelion distance (AU)
2.5014494
Epoch of perihelion
March 13, 2007, 8:54 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
54172.37086
Total Magnitude (M1)
12.5
Slope Parameter (k1)
11.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
205
Arc length (days)
614.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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