141P/Machholz 2 (2005)

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Updated on May 29, 2005

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* Profile

* Pictures

* 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)

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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.

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