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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-Jun-17 04:59
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
55068.0
Aug. 25, 2009
Orbital inclination in deg
64.31031500881387
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
357.6769940981983
Arg of perihelion (deg)
11.86546407953448
Eccentricity
1.001678589979327
Perihelion distance (AU)
3.8961109
Epoch of perihelion
July 22, 2009, 10:51 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
55034.95274
Total Magnitude (M1)
11.1
Slope Parameter (k1)
11.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
1345
Arc length (days)
905.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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