C/1999 K6 ( LINEAR )

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Updated on February 27, 2000

Profile Discovery Date May 20, 1999 Magnitude 17.6 mag Discoverer Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research project Pictures

Orbital Elements The following improved orbital elements by Kenji Muraoka, are from 288 observations 1999 May 20 to Dec. 8, perturbations by 9 Planets, Moon and 5 minor planets were taken into account. The mean residual is +/- 0.53 arc seconds. Epoch = 1999 Aug. 10.0 TT JDT = 2451400.5 T = 1999 July 24.67380 +/- 0.00053 (m.e.) TT Peri. = 56.76342 +/- 0.00019 Node = 245.37214 +/- 0.00018 (2000.0) Incl. = 46.34388 +/- 0.00009 q = 2.2469770 +/- 0.0000022 AU e = 0.9935202 +/- 0.0000032 1/a = +0.0028838 +/- 0.0000014 1/AU ( P = 6457 years )

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 11.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are calculated by Kenji Muraoka. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.