C/2002 O4 ( Hoenig )

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Updated on November 21, 2002

Profile Discovery Date July 22, 2002 Magnitude 12 mag Discoverer Sebastian Hoenig (Dossenheim, Germany)

Orbital Elements Epoch 2002 Oct. 13.0 TT = JDT 2452560.5 T 2002 Oct. 1.98359 TT MPC q 0.7761866 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0010458 Peri. 105.93980 -0.03805109 -0.79781247 +/-0.0000312 Node 321.04018 -0.00846476 +0.60237554 e 1.0008118 Incl. 73.12604 +0.99923994 -0.02527788 >From 1088 observations 2002 July 27-Sept. 13, mean residual 0".64.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 7.0 + 5 log d + 25 log r [ ,-45] ( - 2002 Aug. 17) m1 = 8.5 + 5 log d + 0.5 log r [-45,-20] (2002 Aug. 17 - 2002 Sept.11) m1 = 2.7 + 5 log d - 87 log r [-20, 0] (2002 Sept.11 - 2002 Oct. 1) m1 = 14.5 + 5 log d + 20 log r [ 0, ] (2002 Oct. 1 - ) * Gray curve is: m1 = 7.0 + 5 log d + 25 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2002-S10. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.