C/2002 Q5 ( LINEAR )

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Updated on May 10, 2003

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* Profile

Discovery Date August 28, 2002
Magnitude 17.3 mag
Discoverer Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research project

* Orbital Elements

Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5
T 2002 Nov. 19.20060 TT                                 MPC
q   1.2429626            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  -0.0012510      Peri.  133.30668     -0.22321589     -0.93224973
 +/-0.0000063      Node    33.74729     -0.97463758     +0.21824788
e   1.0015550      Incl.  149.16411     -0.01600815     -0.28857980
>From 473 observations 2002 Aug. 28-2003 Feb. 6, mean residual 0".67.

* Finding Charts

* Magnitudes Graph

        m1 = 7.6 + 5 log d + 33.0 log r  [  , 0]  (             - 2002 Nov. 19)
        m1 = 9.3 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r  [ 0,70]  (2002 Nov. 19 - 2003 Jan. 28)
        m1 = 6.8 + 5 log d + 22.0 log r  [70,  ]  (2003 Jan. 28 -             )

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The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2003-C40.
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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