268P/Bernardi (2015)

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Updated on March 26, 2016

Profile Designation 268P/2012 P2 Recovery Date August 13, 2012 Magnitude 24.1 mag Recoverer M. W. Buie, M. Micheli, M. Ishii, T. Fujiyoshi, D. J. Tholen (Subaru reflector at Mauna Kea) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2014 Dec. 9.0 TT = JDT 2457000.5 T 2015 Apr. 27.46517 TT MPCW q 2.4199897 (2000.0) P Q n 0.10106560 Peri. 0.45856 -0.61697087 -0.75573528 a 4.5645764 Node 127.65481 +0.72115974 -0.65461696 e 0.4698326 Incl. 16.10141 +0.31508025 +0.01846115 P 9.75 From 71 observations 2004 Sept. 22-2015 Jan. 19, mean residual 0".2.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 15.0 + 5 log d + 7.5 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2015-B177. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.