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Comet
Status
Not Following
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NEODSYS
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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Last Update: 2026-May-23 03:54
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
54643.0
June 26, 2008
Orbital inclination in deg
100.2007958501394
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
24.18545594116417
Arg of perihelion (deg)
101.814451545153
Eccentricity
0.9937608966481061
Perihelion distance (AU)
2.0112429
Epoch of perihelion
April 22, 2008, 9:56 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
54578.41390
Total Magnitude (M1)
10.5
Slope Parameter (k1)
53.75
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
82
Arc length (days)
51.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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