C/2011 W3 ( Lovejoy )

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Updated on February 15, 2012

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* Profile

Discovery Date November 27, 2011
Magnitude 13 mag
Discoverer Terry Lovejoy (Thornlands, Qld., Australia)

* Pictures

* Orbital Elements

Epoch 2011 Dec. 25.0 TT = JDT 2455920.5
T 2011 Dec. 16.01211 TT                                 MPC
q   0.0055561            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.0129748      Peri.   53.62275     +0.18408854     -0.90052085
 +/-0.0000477      Node   326.53456     -0.96007510     -0.07885569
e   0.9999279      Incl.  134.40945     +0.21063526     +0.42760259
From 96 observations 2011 Nov. 27-Dec. 24, mean residual 0".9.

* Finding Charts

* Magnitudes Graph

        m1 = 15.5 + 5 log d + 15.0 log r  [ ,0]  (             - 2011 Dec. 16)
        m1 = 11.0 + 5 log d + 15.0 log r  [0, ]  (2011 Dec. 16 -             )

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The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2011-Y23.
The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.8 (AstroArts).
The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.

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