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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 05:37
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
58197.0
March 20, 2018
Orbital inclination in deg
148.8467710979125
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
281.6160039496612
Arg of perihelion (deg)
196.3543363563812
Eccentricity
1.00401907398974
Perihelion distance (AU)
7.9279543
Epoch of perihelion
April 29, 2018, 11:09 p.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
58237.96487
Total Magnitude (M1)
6.4
Slope Parameter (k1)
20.625
Physical Parameters
Follow-up Details
Number of observations
741
Arc length (days)
1782.00
Spectroscopy Details
Known Taxonomies
None
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