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Comet (Hyperbolic)
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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 08:59
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
57102.0
March 21, 2015
Orbital inclination in deg
90.11287116998255
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
286.3733578819933
Arg of perihelion (deg)
158.9163490356947
Eccentricity
1.006959321499515
Perihelion distance (AU)
6.0662002
Epoch of perihelion
Feb. 27, 2014, 4:51 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
56715.20270
Total Magnitude (M1)
8.9
Slope Parameter (k1)
25.0
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
47
Arc length (days)
442.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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