C/1999 J2 ( Skiff )

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Updated on June 16, 2003

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* Profile

Discovery Date May 13, 1999
Magnitude 16.0 mag
Discoverer B. A. Skiff (LONEOS)

* Pictures

* Orbital Elements

Epoch 2000 Apr. 6.0 TT = JDT 2451640.5
T 2000 Apr. 6.0025 TT                                   MPCN
q   7.109772             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  -0.000147       Peri.  127.1399      -0.4259805      -0.4829956
 +/-0.000001       Node    50.0426      -0.7116917      -0.3431878
e   1.001047       Incl.   86.4127      +0.5586015      -0.8055665
From 933 observations 1999 May 12-2002 June 9, mean residual 0".6.

* Finding Charts

* Magnitudes Graph

        m1 = -10 + 5 log d + 25 log r

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The orbital elements are published at the MPC Ephemerides and Orbital Elements.
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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