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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 09:21
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
56988.0
Nov. 27, 2014
Orbital inclination in deg
11.35469753212712
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
164.617309024508
Arg of perihelion (deg)
104.0205141177845
Eccentricity
1.00163676179241
Perihelion distance (AU)
3.4569394
Epoch of perihelion
April 6, 2015, 4:44 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
57118.69742
Total Magnitude (M1)
8.1
Slope Parameter (k1)
18.75
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
1763
Arc length (days)
2098.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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