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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 23:52
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
56023.0
April 6, 2012
Orbital inclination in deg
27.74419206731434
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
125.9847154706221
Arg of perihelion (deg)
137.9935516752915
Eccentricity
0.9999881805608714
Perihelion distance (AU)
1.2960935
Epoch of perihelion
Sept. 28, 2012, 5:20 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
56198.22256
Total Magnitude (M1)
14.0
Slope Parameter (k1)
11.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
627
Arc length (days)
494.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
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