C/2015 X2 ( Catalina )

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Updated on June 11, 2016

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* Profile

Discovery Date December 2, 2015
Magnitude 19.5 mag
Discoverer E. J. Christensen, G. J. Leonard (Catalina Sky Survey)

* Pictures

* Orbital Elements

Epoch 2015 Dec. 4.0 TT = JDT 2457360.5
T 2015 Dec. 20.71713 TT                                 MPCW
q   1.9045688            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.01576195     Peri.   42.01805     -0.34093121     -0.09092323
a  15.7541881      Node   101.09455     +0.37939526     -0.92396505
e   0.8791071      Incl.   72.45889     +0.86013089     +0.37151251
P  62.53
From 40 observations 2015 Dec. 2-2016 Feb. 7, mean residual 0".6.

* Magnitudes Graph

        m1 = 15.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

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The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2016-K18.
The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.

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