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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 15:34
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
56315.0
Jan. 23, 2013
Orbital inclination in deg
114.8287856983966
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
267.3703391406573
Arg of perihelion (deg)
351.4353643079992
Eccentricity
0.996579402905264
Perihelion distance (AU)
3.6070708
Epoch of perihelion
Dec. 4, 2012, 5:50 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
56265.74332
Total Magnitude (M1)
14.4
Slope Parameter (k1)
11.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
100
Arc length (days)
381.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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