C/2004 Q2 ( Machholz )

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* Profile

Discovery Date August 27, 2004
Magnitude 11.2 mag
Discoverer Donald Edward Machholz (Colfax, CA)

* Pictures

* Orbital Elements

Epoch 2005 Jan. 30.0 TT = JDT 2453400.5
T 2005 Jan. 24.91122 TT                                 MPC
q   1.2050454            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.0004430      Peri.   19.50425     -0.32003074     -0.71420604
                   Node    93.62406     +0.76513268     -0.58231216
e   0.9994661      Incl.   38.58935     +0.55870593     +0.38835845
From 3492 observations 2004 Aug. 27-2006 Sept. 9, mean residual 0".6.
     Nongravitational parameters A1 = +1.24, A2 = +0.1272.

* Finding Charts

* Magnitudes Graph

        m1 = 5.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

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The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2013-N23.
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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