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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)
54524.0
Feb. 28, 2008
Orbital inclination in deg
78.67355028796534
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
73.06945146596402
Arg of perihelion (deg)
112.6255885139545
Eccentricity
1.000163266058586
Perihelion distance (AU)
1.7766385
Epoch of perihelion
June 2, 2008, 7:04 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
54619.79512
Total Magnitude (M1)
15.3
Slope Parameter (k1)
11.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
206
Arc length (days)
284.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
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