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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 09:07
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
57032.0
Jan. 10, 2015
Orbital inclination in deg
108.8991049717724
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
258.4742742165169
Arg of perihelion (deg)
212.3704073720948
Eccentricity
1.013746660304869
Perihelion distance (AU)
5.2667846
Epoch of perihelion
Aug. 30, 2015, 11:44 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
57264.48923
Total Magnitude (M1)
14.3
Slope Parameter (k1)
11.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
23
Arc length (days)
50.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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