73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 (2017)

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Updated on March 3, 2018

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* Profile

* Pictures

* Orbital Elements

73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
Epoch 2017 Mar. 28.0 TT = JDT 2457840.5
T 2017 Mar. 16.84146 TT                                 MPCW
q   0.9721772            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.18133706     Peri.  199.38773     -0.02255381     +0.98290674
a   3.0913274      Node    69.66187     -0.88959538     +0.06366587
e   0.6855146      Incl.   11.23689     -0.45619226     -0.17274548
P   5.44
From 1150 observations 2010 Nov. 28-2017 Sept. 30, mean residual 0".7.
     Nongravitational parameters A1 = +0.61, A2 = +0.0033.

73P-BT/Schwassmann-Wachmann
Epoch 2017 Mar. 28.0 TT = JDT 2457840.5
T 2017 Mar. 16.84173 TT                                 MPCW
q   0.9721271            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.18078101     Peri.  199.37370     -0.02264182     +0.98289061
a   3.0976630      Node    69.67088     -0.88960359     +0.06362016
e   0.6861740      Incl.   11.24095     -0.45617190     -0.17285405
P   5.45
From 225 observations 2017 Feb. 10-Mar. 6, mean residual 0".6.

* Finding Charts

* Magnitudes Graph

	Component C:
        m1 =  9.7 + 5 log d + 16.5 log r  [   ,-76]  (             - 2016 Dec. 30)
        m1 = 11.2 + 5 log d +  6.5 log r  [-76,  0]  (2016 Dec. 30 - 2017 Mar. 16)
        m1 = 11.4 + 5 log d + 15.0 log r  [  0,156]  (2017 Mar. 16 - 2017 Aug. 19)
        m1 = 22   + 5 log d - 17   log r  [156,223]  (2017 Aug. 19 - 2017 Oct. 25)
        m1 =  4.0 + 5 log d + 25.0 log r  [223,   ]  (2017 Oct. 25 -             )

	Component B:
        m1 = 12.0 + 5 log d + 20.0 log r(t + 30)

	Component BT:
        m1 = 11.5 + 5 log d + 25.0 log r(t + 50)  [-35, 45]  (2017 Feb.  9 - 2017 Apr. 30)
        m1 = 12.0 + 5 log d + 35   log r          [ 45,   ]  (2017 Apr. 30 -             )

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The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2017-T14.
The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.8 (AstroArts).
The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.

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