C/2012 BJ98 ( Lemmon )

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* Profile

Discovery Date January 26 and March 1, 2012
Magnitude 19.2 mag, 19.1 mag
Discoverer Rik Hill (Mount Lemmon Survey), Alex R. Gibbs and Eric J. Christensen (Mount Lemmon Survey)

* Pictures

* Orbital Elements

Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5
T 2012 Sept. 20.42527 TT                                MPC
q   2.1565814            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.01395130     Peri.   72.96870     -0.95547486     +0.29259915
a  17.0893822      Node   124.02953     -0.28519543     -0.88260120
e   0.8738058      Incl.    2.63671     -0.07570567     -0.36796856
P  70.6
From 147 observations 2011 Dec. 29-2013 Feb. 16, mean residual 0".6.

* Magnitudes Graph

        m1 = 7.2 + 5 log d + 20.0 log r

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The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2013-H38.
The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.

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