493P/LONEOS (2026)

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Updated on December 22, 2025

Profile Designation 493P/2024 Q2 Recovery Date August 30 and 2, 2024 Magnitude 19.6 mag and 20.0 mag Recoverer Martin Masek (Cherenkov Telescope Array, La Palma, Spain), Michael S. P. Kelley (Zwicky Transient Facility) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2025 Nov. 21.0 TT = JDT 2461000.5 T 2026 Jan. 14.09696 TT Pike q 3.8229692 (2000.0) P Q n 0.05128143 Peri. 83.22276 +0.10077093 -0.99487940 a 7.1751220 Node 1.08842 +0.67216756 +0.06232985 e 0.4671910 Incl. 24.10832 +0.73350937 +0.07956112 P 19.2 From 493 observations 2024 Aug. 2-2025 Dec. 17, mean residual 0".5.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 5.0 + 5 log d + 15.0 log r(t - 200)

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2025-Y51. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.