C/2017 B3 ( LINEAR )

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Updated on October 7, 2017

Profile Discovery Date January 26, 2017 Magnitude 19.2 mag Discoverer LINEAR survey (Space Surveillance Telescope, Atom Peak, White Sands Missile Range, NM, USA) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2019 Feb. 6.0 TT = JDT 2458520.5 T 2019 Feb. 2.48169 TT MPCW q 3.9210225 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0005507 Peri. 284.75052 +0.27592566 +0.96068538 +/-0.0000097 Node 2.17691 -0.19812362 +0.08820180 e 1.0021594 Incl. 54.17810 -0.94053818 +0.26325661 From 199 observations 2017 Jan. 26-July 21, mean residual 0".4.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 5.7 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2017-T14. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.