C/2003 K4 ( LINEAR )

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Updated on June 9, 2013

Profile Discovery Date May 28, 2003 Magnitude 17.6 mag Discoverer Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research project Pictures

Orbital Elements The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 52315: Epoch 2004 Oct. 2.0 TT = JDT 2453280.5 T 2004 Oct. 13.7154 TT MPC q 1.023621 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000352 Peri. 198.4401 -0.9693859 +0.0876852 +/-0.000000 Node 18.6752 +0.0032790 +0.9386026 e 1.000360 Incl. 134.2527 -0.2455203 -0.3336712 From 2244 observations 2003 May 28-2004 July 9, mean residual 0".5.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 5.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [ ,-150] ( - 2004 May 16) m1 = 0.0 + 5 log d + 22.5 log r [-150,-100] (2004 May 16 - 2004 July 5) m1 = 4.4 + 5 log d + 6.5 log r [-100, -20] (2004 July 5 - 2004 Sept.23) m1 = 5.2 + 5 log d + 8.0 log r [ -20, 200] (2004 Sept.23 - 2005 May 1) m1 = 4.2 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [ 200, ] (2005 May 1 - ) * Gray curve is: m1 = 5.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published at the MPC Ephemerides and Orbital Elements. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.