C/2002 O4 ( Hoenig )

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Updated on November 21, 2002

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* 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

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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.

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