C/2017 B3 ( LINEAR )

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Updated on October 18, 2020

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. 2.50477 TT Rudenko q 3.9211527 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0005370 Peri. 284.74978 +0.27591626 +0.96068792 +/-0.0000002 Node 2.17724 -0.19811261 +0.08820159 e 1.0021055 Incl. 54.17875 -0.94054325 +0.26324740 From 811 observations 2016 Mar. 4-2020 Aug. 3, mean residual 0".4.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 5.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r(t - 150)

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2020-P19. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.