C/2012 K5 ( LINEAR )

Japanese version Home page

Updated on June 15, 2014

Profile Discovery Date May 25, 2012 Magnitude 18.5 mag Discoverer Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research project Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2012 Nov. 9.0 TT = JDT 2456240.5 T 2012 Nov. 28.68818 TT MPC q 1.1417940 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0013301 Peri. 139.29062 -0.15109435 -0.06527492 Node 279.03904 +0.42305020 +0.89755354 e 0.9984813 Incl. 92.84785 +0.89341985 -0.43604681 From 4218 observations 2012 May 6-2013 Apr. 14, mean residual 0".6. Nongravitational parameters A1 = +1.50, A2 = -0.2496.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 9.5 + 5 log d + 13.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2014-H26. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.8 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.