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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 03:54
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
55390.0
July 13, 2010
Orbital inclination in deg
103.879390451926
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
257.856327927103
Arg of perihelion (deg)
66.17417450273649
Eccentricity
1.000838543199059
Perihelion distance (AU)
1.4224014
Epoch of perihelion
April 30, 2010, 12:35 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
55316.02458
Total Magnitude (M1)
11.9
Slope Parameter (k1)
12.5
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
2488
Arc length (days)
913.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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