C/2006 A2 ( Catalina )

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Updated on January 20, 2013

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* Profile

Discovery Date January 21, 2006
Magnitude 20.3 mag
Discoverer Catalina Sky Survey

* Orbital Elements

Epoch 2005 May 30.0 TT = JDT 2453520.5
T 2005 May 20.11334 TT                                  MPC
q   5.3159801            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.0003656      Peri.  141.02144     +0.03659853     +0.90648165
 +/-0.0000066      Node   233.22639     +0.73392317     +0.26130968
e   0.9980564      Incl.  148.32106     +0.67824578     -0.33167493
From 83 observations 2006 Jan. 21-Nov. 24, mean residual 0".6.

* Magnitudes Graph

        m1 = 12.0 + 5 log d + 5.0 log r

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The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2013-A29.
The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.

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