C/2002 F1 ( Utsunomiya )

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Updated on June 18, 2002

Profile Discovery Date March 18, 2002 Magnitude 10.0 mag Discoverer Shogo Utsunomiya (Kumamoto, Japan)

Orbital Elements T 2002 Apr. 22.8985 TT MPC q 0.438299 (2000.0) P Q z +0.001048 Peri. 125.9001 -0.0697690 -0.3520107 Node 289.0294 +0.2288707 +0.9050648 e 0.999541 Incl. 80.8767 +0.9709534 -0.2386338 >From 156 observations 2002 Mar. 20-May 12.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 9.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [ ,-20] ( - 2002 Apr. 2) m1 = 12.2 + 5 log d + 25.0 log r [-20, 16] (2002 Apr. 2 - 2002 May 8) m1 = 7.2 + 5 log d + 2.2 log r [ 16, 33] (2002 May 8 - 2002 May 25) m1 = 7.8 + 5 log d + 15.0 log r [ 33, ] (2002 May 25 - )

The orbital elements are calculated by Dr. Brian G. Marsden and printed on M.P.E.C. 2002-K30. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.