C/2005 K1 ( Skiff )

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Updated on September 17, 2007

Profile Discovery Date May 16, 2005 Magnitude 16.9 mag Discoverer B. A. Skiff (Lowell Observatory) Pictures

Orbital Elements The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 56954: Epoch 2005 Nov. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453680.5 T 2005 Nov. 21.2190 TT MPC q 3.692880 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000888 Peri. 134.9438 +0.0541585 +0.3425969 +/-0.000002 Node 106.3049 -0.9358789 -0.3100670 e 1.003281 Incl. 77.7477 +0.3481344 -0.8868404 From 577 observations 2005 May 16-2006 June 9, mean residual 0".6.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 7.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r(t + 100)

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.