C/2018 X2 ( Fitzsimmons )

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Updated on August 15, 2020

Profile Discovery Date December 8, 2018 Magnitude 19.1 mag Discoverer Alan Fitzsimmons (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) search program) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2019 July 16.0 TT = JDT 2458680.5 T 2019 July 8.53903 TT Williams q 2.1258895 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0065182 Peri. 162.05043 -0.80546907 -0.57850087 +/-0.0000048 Node 340.82987 +0.48429212 -0.51737058 e 0.9861430 Incl. 23.06926 +0.34158559 -0.63060640 From 344 observations 2018 Dec. 8-2020 Jan. 4, mean residual 0".5.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 11.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2020-A105. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.