141P/Machholz 2 (2005)

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Updated on May 29, 2005

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Orbital Elements Component A Epoch 2005 Mar. 11.0 TT = JDT 2453440.5 T 2005 Feb. 28.24749 TT MPC q 0.7528435 (2000.0) P Q n 0.18846268 Peri. 149.28236 +0.80308309 -0.56037594 a 3.0129076 Node 246.16136 +0.49175456 +0.81527804 e 0.7501272 Incl. 12.79529 +0.33650409 +0.14594696 P 5.23 >From 191 observations 1999 Aug. 3-2005 Mar. 30, mean residual 0".83. Component D Epoch 2005 Mar. 11.0 TT = JDT 2453440.5 T 2005 Mar. 2.5490 TT MPCN q 0.752967 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1883156 Peri. 149.2591 +0.8033295 -0.5600202 a 3.014477 Node 246.1594 +0.4913964 +0.8154982 e 0.750216 Incl. 12.7959 +0.3364393 +0.1460824 P 5.23 From 117 observations 1994-1999, mean residual 1".0. Nongravitational parameters A1 = +2.18, A2 = +0.5808.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph Component A: m1 = 13.2 + 5 log d + 20 log r(t - 10) Component D: m1 = 18.5 + 5 log d + 55 log r(t + 20)

The orbital elements of component A are published on M.P.E.C. 2005-G27. The orbital elements of component D are published at the MPC Ephemerides and Orbital Elements. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.