C/2017 B3 ( LINEAR )

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Updated on May 22, 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. 2.44734 TT MPCW q 3.9208568 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0005735 Peri. 284.75092 +0.27593244 +0.96068343 +/-0.0000258 Node 2.17691 -0.19812305 +0.08820327 e 1.0022484 Incl. 54.17810 -0.94053631 +0.26326322 From 160 observations 2017 Jan. 26-Apr. 30, mean residual 0".4.

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

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2017-J52. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.