C/2002 V1 ( NEAT )

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Updated on September 22, 2004

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* Profile

Discovery Date November 6, 2002
Magnitude 17.3 mag
Discoverer Near-Earth-Asteroid Tracking Team (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)

* Pictures

* Orbital Elements

Epoch 2003 Feb. 10.0 TT = JDT 2452680.5
T 2003 Feb. 18.29558 TT                                 MPC
q   0.0992582            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.0009751      Peri.  152.16959     -0.44702136     -0.08925158
 +/-0.0000018      Node    64.08842     -0.88655184     -0.08833518
e   0.9999032      Incl.   81.70499     +0.11915428     -0.99208420
>From 1397 observations 2002 Nov. 6-2003 Mar. 14, mean residual 0".59.

* Finding Charts

* Magnitudes Graph

        m1 = 2.5 + 5 log d + 35   log r  [   ,-74]  (             - 2002 Dec.  6)
        m1 = 5.8 + 5 log d + 22.5 log r  [-74,-40]  (2002 Dec.  6 - 2003 Jan.  9)
        m1 = 7.0 + 5 log d +  8.5 log r  [-40,  0]  (2003 Jan.  9 - 2003 Feb. 18)
        m1 = 5.8 + 5 log d +  6.6 log r  [  0, 75]  (2003 Feb. 18 - 2003 May   4)
        m1 = 4.2 + 5 log d + 18   log r  [ 75,   ]  (2003 May   4 -             )

        * Gray curve is:  m1 = 7.0 + 5 log d + 8.5 log r

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The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2003-E59.
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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