C/2012 S1 ( ISON )

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Updated on April 29, 2013

Profile Discovery Date September 21, 2012 Magnitude 18.8 mag Discoverer Vitali Nevski (Vitebsk, Belarus) and Artyom Novichonok (Kondopoga, Russia), International Scientific Optical Network (ISON) near Kislovodsk, Russia Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2013 Dec. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456640.5 T 2013 Nov. 28.76704 TT MPC q 0.0124434 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0001759 Peri. 345.56410 +0.31512503 +0.51248003 +/-0.0000025 Node 295.65398 -0.75894534 -0.36927098 e 1.0000022 Incl. 62.39187 -0.56982294 +0.77524393 From 3121 observations 2011 Dec. 28-2013 Mar. 23, mean residual 0".4.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 5.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2013-F47. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.8 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.