C/2006 K3 ( McNaught )

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Updated on April 3, 2008

Profile Discovery Date May 22, 2006 Magnitude 17.2 mag Discoverer R. H. McNaught (Siding Spring Survey)

Orbital Elements The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 59596: Epoch 2007 Mar. 1.0 TT = JDT 2454160.5 T 2007 Mar. 13.3671 TT MPC q 2.501428 (2000.0) P Q z -0.000336 Peri. 328.0772 +0.5339669 +0.3735484 +/-0.000005 Node 49.4030 +0.8158337 +0.0079452 e 1.000841 Incl. 92.6197 -0.2220241 +0.9275767 From 175 observations 2006 May 22-2007 Mar. 9, mean residual 0".6.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 13.4 + 5 log d + 1.5 log r [ ,0] ( - 2007 Mar. 13) m1 = 10.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [0, ] (2007 Mar. 13 - ) * Gray curve is: m1 = 10.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

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.