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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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Last Update: 2026-Jun-16 23:47
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
56039.0
April 22, 2012
Orbital inclination in deg
166.0326766102831
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
38.37086932894204
Arg of perihelion (deg)
140.1301749831621
Eccentricity
1.003516117945851
Perihelion distance (AU)
5.1311523
Epoch of perihelion
April 16, 2012, 7:55 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
56033.33042
Total Magnitude (M1)
6.1
Slope Parameter (k1)
18.125
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
5568
Arc length (days)
5180.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
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