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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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Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
55670.0
April 19, 2011
Orbital inclination in deg
162.7027984817679
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
54.93805418784181
Arg of perihelion (deg)
39.93776745486598
Eccentricity
1.001077486731166
Perihelion distance (AU)
8.0179192
Epoch of perihelion
June 7, 2011, 12:27 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
55719.01890
Total Magnitude (M1)
8.3
Slope Parameter (k1)
15.0
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
1909
Arc length (days)
3124.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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