C/2017 B3 ( LINEAR )

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Updated on December 24, 2019

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. 2.50542 TT Williams q 3.9211495 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0005357 Peri. 284.74987 +0.27591787 +0.96068745 +/-0.0000005 Node 2.17726 -0.19811227 +0.08820217 e 1.0021007 Incl. 54.17876 -0.94054285 +0.26324894 From 564 observations 2016 Apr. 1-2019 Nov. 3, mean residual 0".4.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 5.0 + 5 log d + 10.5 log r(t - 100)

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2019-V116. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.