218P/LINEAR (2009)

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Updated on March 17, 2010

Profile Designation 218P/2009 F7 Recovery Date March 31 and April 15, 2009 Magnitude 19.4 mag, 19.5 mag Recoverer LINEAR, G. Sostero, E. Prosperi, E. Guido, P. Camilleri (Grove Creek Observatory, Trunkey, New South Wales) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch = 2009 June 18.0 TT T = 2009 June 22.28618 TT Peri. = 10.60506 e = 0.4902703 Node = 226.74365 2000.0 q = 1.7014372 AU Incl. = 18.15146 a = 3.3379202 AU n = 0.16161815 P = 6.10 years

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 13.5 + 5 log d + 20.0 log r

The orbital elements are printed on CBET 1767. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.