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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 05:44
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
54870.0
Feb. 8, 2009
Orbital inclination in deg
56.30368963215431
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
309.678520550595
Arg of perihelion (deg)
215.8711477460971
Eccentricity
1.00010901652112
Perihelion distance (AU)
1.2022081
Epoch of perihelion
June 13, 2009, 5:44 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
54995.23958
Total Magnitude (M1)
11.2
Slope Parameter (k1)
13.125
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
1309
Arc length (days)
338.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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