41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak (2011)

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Updated on July 22, 2011

Profile

Orbital Elements The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 62882: Epoch 2011 Nov. 15.0 TT = JDT 2455880.5 T 2011 Nov. 12.1506 TT MPC q 1.049465 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1816326 Peri. 62.1766 -0.9116718 +0.3983768 a 3.087973 Node 141.0634 -0.4102560 -0.8684935 e 0.660144 Incl. 9.2250 -0.0233378 -0.2949829 P 5.43 From 438 observations 1995-2006, mean residual 0".7. Nongravitational parameters A1 = +1.38, A2 = +0.3318.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 13.5 + 5 log d + 18.0 log r [ ,-65] ( - 2011 Sept. 8) m1 = 8.5 + 5 log d + 55 log r [-65, 0] (2011 Sept. 8 - 2011 Nov. 12) m1 = 9.0 + 5 log d + 30 log r [ 0, ] (2011 Nov. 12 - )

The orbital elements are published at the MPC Ephemerides and Orbital Elements. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.8 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.