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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)
54654.0
July 7, 2008
Orbital inclination in deg
44.98836973155564
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
298.1793138376611
Arg of perihelion (deg)
10.70006677469248
Eccentricity
1.002137789357535
Perihelion distance (AU)
2.0035088
Epoch of perihelion
April 10, 2008, 10:28 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
54566.93642
Total Magnitude (M1)
13.4
Slope Parameter (k1)
11.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
385
Arc length (days)
471.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
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