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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 01:28
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
55854.0
Oct. 20, 2011
Orbital inclination in deg
79.34729421595583
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
53.58328404158921
Arg of perihelion (deg)
260.3812582386731
Eccentricity
1.001810591029141
Perihelion distance (AU)
5.4548729
Epoch of perihelion
Dec. 31, 2011, 8:49 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
55926.86767
Total Magnitude (M1)
5.8
Slope Parameter (k1)
17.5
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
1187
Arc length (days)
2164.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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