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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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Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
56988.0
Nov. 27, 2014
Orbital inclination in deg
41.11102893019541
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
224.5585944214018
Arg of perihelion (deg)
230.7830049867978
Eccentricity
1.001135101164111
Perihelion distance (AU)
4.8986302
Epoch of perihelion
Sept. 21, 2015, 4:55 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
57286.70518
Total Magnitude (M1)
10.6
Slope Parameter (k1)
25.0
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
32
Arc length (days)
36.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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