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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)
56018.0
April 1, 2012
Orbital inclination in deg
106.9329153015011
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
252.9994940349564
Arg of perihelion (deg)
50.73326108789811
Eccentricity
1.001183364923015
Perihelion distance (AU)
3.5365364
Epoch of perihelion
Dec. 6, 2011, 8:01 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
55901.83471
Total Magnitude (M1)
13.4
Slope Parameter (k1)
11.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
295
Arc length (days)
205.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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