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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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Last Update: 2026-May-23 03:29
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
54531.0
March 6, 2008
Orbital inclination in deg
61.78451974672003
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
307.7823774216627
Arg of perihelion (deg)
180.9283918212354
Eccentricity
1.000000661036232
Perihelion distance (AU)
1.2623460
Epoch of perihelion
April 16, 2008, 8:25 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
54572.85115
Total Magnitude (M1)
13.8
Slope Parameter (k1)
13.125
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
754
Arc length (days)
119.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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