P/2009 Q5 ( McNaught )

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Updated on September 3, 2011

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* Profile

Discovery Date August 31, 2009
Magnitude 17.0 mag
Discoverer R. H. McNaught (Siding Spring Survey)

* Pictures

* Orbital Elements

The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 68902:

Epoch 2009 Sept. 6.0 TT = JDT 2455080.5
T 2009 Sept. 8.5758 TT                                  MPC
q   2.918507             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0483010      Peri.  209.2749      +0.9459633      -0.2359373
a   7.467334       Node   160.1393      +0.1743991      +0.9485162
e   0.609163       Incl.   40.9042      -0.2733832      -0.2113068
P  20.4
From 320 observations 2009 Aug. 31-2010 Feb. 18, mean residual 0".4.

* Finding Charts

* Magnitudes Graph

        m1 = 10.2 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

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The orbital elements are published at the MPC Ephemerides and Orbital Elements.
The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.8 (AstroArts).
The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.

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