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Comet
Status
Not Following
Source
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-Jun-17 04:33
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
55167.0
Dec. 2, 2009
Orbital inclination in deg
148.7418178214766
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
60.09301710133919
Arg of perihelion (deg)
32.44778903709462
Eccentricity
0.9994708513061257
Perihelion distance (AU)
2.2811402
Epoch of perihelion
Jan. 12, 2010, 1:21 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
55208.05652
Total Magnitude (M1)
13.6
Slope Parameter (k1)
21.875
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
401
Arc length (days)
301.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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