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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 16:08
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
56253.0
Nov. 22, 2012
Orbital inclination in deg
72.09841478034346
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
230.594453549634
Arg of perihelion (deg)
318.0941911123026
Eccentricity
1.000433520647339
Perihelion distance (AU)
0.3228255
Epoch of perihelion
Feb. 24, 2013, 1:24 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
56347.05847
Total Magnitude (M1)
15.3
Slope Parameter (k1)
11.875
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
661
Arc length (days)
158.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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