501P/Rankin (2024)

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Updated on June 14, 2025

Profile Designation 501P/2024 L4 Discovery Date June 15, 2024 Magnitude 20.9 mag Discoverer David Rankin (Mt. Lemmon Survey)

Orbital Elements Epoch 2025 May 5.0 TT = JDT 2460800.5 T 2024 Apr. 14.30236 TT Veres q 0.6719172 (2000.0) P Q n 0.29633299 Peri. 53.69596 -0.96449093 +0.23888611 a 2.2281754 Node 139.77917 -0.26106128 -0.92695085 e 0.6984451 Incl. 10.04705 +0.04005326 -0.28930183 P 3.33 From 99 observations 2004 Aug. 19-2024 July 29, mean residual 0".4.

Magnitudes Graph H = 19.5 G = 0.15

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2025-D238. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.