C/2005 L3 ( McNaught )

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Profile Discovery Date June 3, 2005 Magnitude 17.7 mag Discoverer R. H. McNaught (Siding Spring) Pictures

Orbital Elements The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 59596: Epoch 2008 Jan. 15.0 TT = JDT 2454480.5 T 2008 Jan. 16.0047 TT MPC q 5.593266 (2000.0) P Q z +0.000015 Peri. 47.0969 -0.3083744 -0.7251638 +/-0.000001 Node 288.7390 -0.9449576 +0.3079265 e 0.999918 Incl. 139.4489 +0.1093632 +0.6158885 From 374 observations 2004 July 16-2007 Apr. 22, mean residual 0".6.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 1.5 + 5 log d + 12.0 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.