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Comet
Status
Not Following
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NEODSYS
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 18:15
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
56126.0
July 18, 2012
Orbital inclination in deg
134.1966469627778
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
53.48978216542861
Arg of perihelion (deg)
107.0934182632089
Eccentricity
0.9907916418741552
Perihelion distance (AU)
3.0450295
Epoch of perihelion
June 12, 2012, 5:16 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
56090.22001
Total Magnitude (M1)
8.9
Slope Parameter (k1)
38.125
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
255
Arc length (days)
332.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
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