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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)
55179.0
Dec. 14, 2009
Orbital inclination in deg
163.4529387916205
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
60.36496705679936
Arg of perihelion (deg)
76.03240209071359
Eccentricity
1.001538779429425
Perihelion distance (AU)
6.5439725
Epoch of perihelion
Feb. 10, 2010, 12:15 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
55237.51080
Total Magnitude (M1)
11.4
Slope Parameter (k1)
11.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
507
Arc length (days)
1060.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
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