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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 11:03
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
56721.0
March 5, 2014
Orbital inclination in deg
106.1112633262136
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
312.8056772311116
Arg of perihelion (deg)
75.84979315957342
Eccentricity
1.002343080761075
Perihelion distance (AU)
6.4630050
Epoch of perihelion
Aug. 19, 2014, 7:56 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
56888.33103
Total Magnitude (M1)
5.5
Slope Parameter (k1)
26.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
962
Arc length (days)
1470.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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