C/2017 B3 ( LINEAR )

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Updated on September 23, 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. 2.50264 TT MPCW q 3.9211598 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0005407 Peri. 284.74950 +0.27591192 +0.96068915 +/-0.0000008 Node 2.17729 -0.19811221 +0.08820114 e 1.0021201 Incl. 54.17879 -0.94054461 +0.26324308 From 307 observations 2016 Apr. 1-2018 Aug. 29, 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-S50. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.