C/1997 BA6 ( Spacewatch )

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Updated on January 30, 2011

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* Profile

Discovery Date January 31, 1997
Magnitude 19.4 mag
Discoverer 0.9-m Spacewatch telescope (Kitt Peak)

* Pictures

* Orbital Elements

Epoch 1999 Dec. 8.0 TT = JDT 2451520.5
T 1999 Nov. 27.56719 TT                                 MPC
q   3.4364346            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.0003036      Peri.  285.93613     +0.01054452     +0.76573983
 +/-0.000000       Node   317.66385     +0.00179349     -0.64311321
e   0.9989567      Incl.   72.71508     -0.99994280     +0.00692134
From 424 observations 1997 Jan. 11-2004 Sept. 15, mean residual 0".8.

* Finding Charts

* Magnitudes Graph

        m1 =  3.0 + 5 log d + 12.5 log r  [   ,520]  (             - 2001 Apr. 30)
        m1 = 32.5 + 5 log d - 26.5 log r  [520,605]  (2001 Apr. 30 - 2001 July 24)
        m1 = -0.7 + 5 log d + 15.0 log r  [605,   ]  (2001 July 24 -             )

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The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2011-A08.
The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII).
The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.

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