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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 15:49
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
56279.0
Dec. 18, 2012
Orbital inclination in deg
70.98059405297921
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
270.3021161932506
Arg of perihelion (deg)
205.7863950788161
Eccentricity
0.9973334994126962
Perihelion distance (AU)
1.5085449
Epoch of perihelion
May 9, 2013, 8:04 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
56421.33675
Total Magnitude (M1)
11.3
Slope Parameter (k1)
15.625
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
2119
Arc length (days)
338.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
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