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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)
54365.0
Sept. 22, 2007
Orbital inclination in deg
53.87673995422328
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
72.11537757099491
Arg of perihelion (deg)
296.4425209298832
Eccentricity
1.001604483086327
Perihelion distance (AU)
4.4255278
Epoch of perihelion
July 20, 2007, 1:20 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
54301.55618
Total Magnitude (M1)
10.6
Slope Parameter (k1)
11.875
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
415
Arc length (days)
1018.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
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