272P/NEAT (2013)

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Updated on September 11, 2013

Profile Designation 272P/2012 V3 Recovery Date November 12, 2012 Magnitude 20.9 mag Recoverer E. J. Christensen (Mount Lemmon) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2013 Mar. 9.0 TT = JDT 2456360.5 T 2013 Feb. 27.17742 TT MPC q 2.4167020 (2000.0) P Q n 0.10533761 Peri. 27.89146 -0.71420755 -0.63571277 a 4.4403147 Node 109.50302 +0.57036282 -0.77113105 e 0.4557363 Incl. 18.10165 +0.40570165 -0.03501680 P 9.36 From 70 observations 2003 Dec. 1-2012 Dec. 20, mean residual 0".5.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 14.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2012-Y30. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.