C/2017 B3 ( LINEAR )

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Updated on May 21, 2018

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. 2.50063 TT MPCW q 3.9211464 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0005428 Peri. 284.74951 +0.27591295 +0.96068880 +/-0.0000011 Node 2.17739 -0.19810852 +0.08820186 e 1.0021284 Incl. 54.17898 -0.94054509 +0.26324410 From 230 observations 2016 Apr. 1-2018 Mar. 26, 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. 2018-F152. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.