C/2001 OG108 ( LONEOS )

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Updated on November 3, 2003

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* Profile

Discovery Date July 28, 2001
Magnitude 18.7 mag
Discoverer M. E. Van Ness (Lowell Observatory-LONEOS)

* Orbital Elements

Epoch 2002 Mar. 27.0 TT = JDT 2452360.5
T 2002 Mar. 15.20618 TT                                 MPC
q   0.9940480            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.02030608     Peri.  116.41991     -0.46521298     -0.86659330
a  13.3061362      Node    10.55525     -0.28900285     -0.04408086
e   0.9252940      Incl.   80.24516     +0.83669244     -0.49706430
P  48.54

* Finding Charts

* Magnitudes Graph

        H = 12.8  G = 0.15                [   ,-62]  (             - 2002 Jan. 18)
        m1 =  7.7 + 5 log d + 50   log r  [-62,-30]  (2002 Jan. 18 - 2002 Feb. 18)
        m1 =  9.9 + 5 log d +  0.0 log r  [-30,  0]  (2002 Feb. 18 - 2002 Mar. 15)
        m1 = 10.2 + 5 log d + 25.0 log r  [  0, 25]  (2002 Mar. 15 - 2002 Apr.  9)
        m1 = 10.5 + 5 log d + 15.0 log r  [ 25, 65]  (2002 Apr.  9 - 2002 May  19)
        H = 12.8  G = 0.15                [ 65,   ]  (2002 May  19 -             )

        * Gray curve is:  H = 12.8  G = 0.15

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The orbital elements are calculated by Dr. Brian G. Marsden and printed on M.P.E.C. 2002-C04.
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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