C/2004 Q1 ( Tucker )

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Updated on August 11, 2020

Profile Discovery Date August 23, 2004 Magnitude 14.6 mag Discoverer Roy A. Tucker (Tucson, AZ) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2004 Dec. 21.0 TT = JDT 2453360.5 T 2004 Dec. 6.86484 TT Rudenko q 2.0467272 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0053589 Peri. 32.96835 +0.66279147 -0.68041838 +/-0.0000003 Node 22.13021 +0.36836567 -0.06721891 e 0.9890318 Incl. 56.08776 +0.65193113 +0.72973450 From 1901 observations 2004 Aug. 24-2006 Apr. 29, mean residual 0".4.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 0.5 + 5 log d + 30.0 log r [ ,0] ( - 2004 Dec. 6) m1 = 6.1 + 5 log d + 12 log r [0, ] (2004 Dec. 6 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2020-P19. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.