C/2008 S3 ( Boattini )

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Updated on April 6, 2013

Profile Discovery Date September 29, 2008 Magnitude 18.4 mag Discoverer A. Boattini (Mt. Lemmon) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2011 June 8.0 TT = JDT 2455720.5 T 2011 June 7.40069 TT MPC q 8.0178697 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0001257 Peri. 39.96443 +0.94225508 +0.23006172 +/-0.0000005 Node 54.94142 +0.17645125 -0.95869140 e 1.0010075 Incl. 162.70402 +0.28464070 -0.16727940 From 1520 observations 2006 Dec. 27-2013 Jan. 13, mean residual 0".6.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 3.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2013-B90. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.8 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.