256P/LINEAR (2013)

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Updated on February 8, 2021

Profile Designation 256P/2012 B2 Recovery Date January 26, 2012 Magnitude 19.8 mag Recoverer T. Seki, S. Shimomoto, H. Sato (Geisei, Japan) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2013 Mar. 9.0 TT = JDT 2456360.5 T 2013 Mar. 17.40567 TT MPC q 2.6899316 (2000.0) P Q n 0.09899144 Peri. 124.12026 -0.80868360 +0.36826488 a 4.6281167 Node 81.44586 -0.56158539 -0.71541472 e 0.4187848 Incl. 27.63691 +0.17507906 -0.59376995 P 9.96 From 139 observations 2003 Jan. 27-2013 June 12, mean residual 0".7.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 12.8 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2013-M31. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.