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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 00:26
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
55891.0
Nov. 26, 2011
Orbital inclination in deg
60.38460099167354
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
225.1325296041105
Arg of perihelion (deg)
129.7608599733522
Eccentricity
1.001419165834663
Perihelion distance (AU)
6.4745146
Epoch of perihelion
Dec. 11, 2011, 6:01 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
55906.25070
Total Magnitude (M1)
11.7
Slope Parameter (k1)
11.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
278
Arc length (days)
1586.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
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