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Comet
Status
Not Following
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NEODSYS
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 06:35
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
57557.0
June 18, 2016
Orbital inclination in deg
104.6292348357655
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
317.5572356162922
Arg of perihelion (deg)
63.08874071745804
Eccentricity
0.9989560417142974
Perihelion distance (AU)
5.4004801
Epoch of perihelion
Feb. 1, 2016, 5:58 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
57419.24880
Total Magnitude (M1)
7.0
Slope Parameter (k1)
31.25
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
79
Arc length (days)
322.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
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