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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)
54505.0
Feb. 9, 2008
Orbital inclination in deg
16.30056020399352
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
263.2526660125711
Arg of perihelion (deg)
23.59315298521131
Eccentricity
1.001240613870733
Perihelion distance (AU)
2.0507401
Epoch of perihelion
April 21, 2008, 5:04 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
54577.71146
Total Magnitude (M1)
13.3
Slope Parameter (k1)
32.5
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
94
Arc length (days)
531.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
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