C/2012 C2 ( Bruenjes )

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Updated on November 17, 2012

Profile Discovery Date February 11, 2012 Magnitude 15.3 mag Discoverer Manfred Bruenjes (Warrensburg, MO, USA) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5 T 2012 Mar. 12.65302 TT MPC q 0.8021717 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0033771 Peri. 62.67885 +0.53383179 +0.80421686 +/-0.0007177 Node 118.00106 +0.63279374 -0.58488798 e 1.0027090 Incl. 162.78833 +0.56088832 -0.10555234 From 211 observations 2012 Feb. 11-27, mean residual 0".6.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 60 + 5 log d + 500 log r(t + 25) * Gray curve is: m1 = 12.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2012-U109. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.8 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.