240P/NEAT (2018)

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Updated on September 24, 2019

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Orbital Elements Epoch 2018 May 2.0 TT = JDT 2458240.5 T 2018 May 15.87878 TT MPCW q 2.1337778 (2000.0) P Q n 0.12934590 Peri. 352.09912 +0.37930873 -0.84132787 a 3.8722875 Node 74.92642 +0.86923373 +0.18137319 e 0.4489619 Incl. 23.50377 +0.31710820 +0.50918679 P 7.62 From 1981 observations 2002 Oct. 5-2018 Mar. 10, mean residual 0".8. Nongravitational parameters A1 = +1.90, A2 = +0.1200.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 1.0 + 5 log d + 30 log r [ ,-271] ( - 2017 Aug. 17) m1 = 10.0 + 5 log d + 7.5 log r(t + 400) [-271, 0] (2017 Aug. 17 - 2018 May 15) m1 = 7.5 + 5 log d + 20.0 log r [ 0, 205] (2018 May 15 - 2018 Dec. 6) m1 = 2.5 + 5 log d + 25 log r [ 205, ] (2018 Dec. 6 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2018-F152. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.