C/2002 X5 ( Kudo-Fujikawa )

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Updated on May 10, 2003

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* Profile

Discovery Date December 13 and 14, 2002
Magnitude 9.5 mag, 9 mag
Discoverer Tetuo Kudo (Kumamoto), Shigehisa Fujikawa (Kagawa)

* Pictures

* Orbital Elements

Epoch 2003 Feb. 10.0 TT = JDT 2452680.5
T 2003 Jan. 29.00234 TT                                 MPC
q   0.1899612            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  -0.0002551      Peri.  187.57588     +0.47319283     -0.12676988
 +/-0.0000168      Node   119.06330     -0.74690459     +0.46701616
e   1.0000485      Incl.   94.15147     -0.46714246     -0.87511445
>From 390 observations 2002 Dec. 14-2003 Mar. 3, mean residual 0".68.  Non-
   gravitational parameters A1 = +1.03 +/- 0.40, A2 = +0.7284 +/- 0.0201.

* Finding Charts

* Magnitudes Graph

        m1 =  7.0 + 5 log d +  4.5 log r  [  , 0]  (             - 2003 Jan. 29)
        m1 =  8.4 + 5 log d +  6.5 log r  [ 0,36]  (2003 Jan. 29 - 2003 Mar.  6)
        m1 =  8.3 + 5 log d + 15.0 log r  [36,61]  (2003 Mar.  6 - 2003 Mar. 31)
        m1 = -6.6 + 5 log d + 95   log r  [61,  ]  (2003 Mar. 31 -             )

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The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2003-E20.
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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