C/2014 M3 ( Catalina )

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Updated on June 11, 2016

Profile Discovery Date June 26, 2014 Magnitude 19.2 mag Discoverer R. A. Kowalski (Catalina Sky Survey) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2014 July 2.0 TT = JDT 2456840.5 T 2014 June 21.93142 TT MPC q 2.4342571 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0072727 Peri. 93.73935 +0.93896411 -0.22905500 +/-0.0000487 Node 80.36737 -0.31024302 -0.88619972 e 0.9822964 Incl. 164.90964 +0.14864612 -0.40272059 From 89 observations 2014 June 26-Sept. 16, mean residual 0".4.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 13.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2014-U124. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.