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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)
55974.0
Feb. 17, 2012
Orbital inclination in deg
162.7892307787573
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
117.9966890339537
Arg of perihelion (deg)
62.65860349207035
Eccentricity
1.003077829586966
Perihelion distance (AU)
0.8023138
Epoch of perihelion
March 12, 2012, 3:24 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
55998.64181
Total Magnitude (M1)
16.6
Slope Parameter (k1)
94.375
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
245
Arc length (days)
16.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
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