C/2011 J2 ( LINEAR )

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Updated on March 3, 2018

Profile Discovery Date May 4, 2011 Magnitude 19.7 mag Discoverer Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research project Pictures

Orbital Elements C/2011 J2 (LINEAR) Epoch 2013 Dec. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456640.5 T 2013 Dec. 25.29202 TT MPCW q 3.4434427 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0001502 Peri. 85.29283 +0.07042151 +0.97005811 +/-0.0000000 Node 163.94718 +0.16358640 -0.24109395 e 1.0005172 Incl. 122.79880 +0.98401235 -0.02934238 From 6111 observations 2011 Mar. 10-2017 Sept. 15, mean residual 0".5. C/2011 J2-B (LINEAR) Epoch 2013 Dec. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456640.5 T 2013 Dec. 25.16921 TT MPCW q 3.4426415 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0003711 Peri. 85.25023 +0.06974460 +0.97009673 +/-0.0000164 Node 163.94364 +0.16380637 -0.24102354 e 1.0012776 Incl. 122.80149 +0.98402397 -0.02863530 From 305 observations 2014 Aug. 27-2015 Jan. 4, mean residual 0".6. C/2011 J2-C (LINEAR) Epoch 2013 Dec. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456640.5 T 2013 Dec. 25.26191 TT MPCW q 3.4424798 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0003816 Peri. 85.26741 +0.06996756 +0.97009531 +/-0.0000828 Node 163.94884 +0.16366235 -0.24099837 e 1.0013137 Incl. 122.79683 +0.98403210 -0.02889422 From 18 observations 2014 Oct. 4-2015 Jan. 4, mean residual 0".5.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 7.2 + 5 log d + 7.5 log r Component B: m1 = 9.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r Component C: m1 = 9.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2017-T14. The orbital elements of fragment B are published on M.P.E.C. 2015-K84. The orbital elements of fragment C are published on M.P.E.C. 2015-B177. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.8 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.