C/2012 LP26 ( Palomar )

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Updated on March 5, 2020

Profile Discovery Date June 10, 2012 Magnitude 20.8 mag Discoverer Palomar Transient Factory program Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2015 Aug. 6.0 TT = JDT 2457240.5 T 2015 Aug. 16.60744 TT MPCW q 6.5360534 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0001226 Peri. 145.15586 +0.51118159 +0.83866469 +/-0.0000004 Node 153.98761 -0.85327529 +0.52142647 e 0.9991989 Incl. 25.37971 -0.10302749 -0.15734028 From 396 observations 2012 May 23-2018 Oct. 5, mean residual 0".5.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 3.7 + 5 log d + 12.0 log r(t - 70)

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2018-U70. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.