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Comet
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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-16 17:58
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
56215.0
Oct. 15, 2012
Orbital inclination in deg
92.8480254183311
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
279.0390212042847
Arg of perihelion (deg)
139.289758710655
Eccentricity
0.9985264981019603
Perihelion distance (AU)
1.1418110
Epoch of perihelion
Nov. 28, 2012, 4:30 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
56259.68779
Total Magnitude (M1)
12.8
Slope Parameter (k1)
14.375
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
4281
Arc length (days)
343.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
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