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Comet
Status
Not Following
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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 04:26
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
55197.0
Jan. 1, 2010
Orbital inclination in deg
51.26076675878746
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
49.32288318921394
Arg of perihelion (deg)
77.70140022082248
Eccentricity
0.9915765087278947
Perihelion distance (AU)
1.4144246
Epoch of perihelion
March 20, 2010, 6:06 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
55275.25474
Total Magnitude (M1)
15.4
Slope Parameter (k1)
15.0
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
602
Arc length (days)
241.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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