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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 14:07
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
56434.0
May 22, 2013
Orbital inclination in deg
112.9307981250601
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
121.3058181629985
Arg of perihelion (deg)
183.7527333481647
Eccentricity
1.000708290426972
Perihelion distance (AU)
2.3080660
Epoch of perihelion
Aug. 31, 2013, 3:14 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
56535.13515
Total Magnitude (M1)
13.7
Slope Parameter (k1)
11.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
730
Arc length (days)
538.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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