73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 (2022)

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Updated on October 12, 2023

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Orbital Elements 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann Epoch 2023 Feb. 25.0 TT = JDT 2460000.5 T 2022 Aug. 25.80920 TT Rudenko q 0.9728792 (2000.0) P Q n 0.18114720 Peri. 199.50723 -0.02162903 +0.98296423 a 3.0934871 Node 69.59678 -0.88945851 +0.06444078 e 0.6855073 Incl. 11.22937 -0.45650382 -0.17212990 P 5.44 >From 2888 observations 2016 Feb. 13-2023 Feb. 15, mean residual 0".9. 73P-BU/Schwassmann-Wachmann Epoch 2022 Aug. 9.0 TT = JDT 2459800.5 T 2022 Aug. 24.87850 TT Rudenko q 0.9603841 (2000.0) P Q n 0.20208538 Peri. 199.87473 +0.00366029 +0.98344254 a 2.8759375 Node 70.67698 -0.88955526 +0.08597013 e 0.6660623 Incl. 11.06946 -0.45681291 -0.15953030 P 4.88 From 18 observations 2022 July 23-30, mean residual 1".1. 73P-BV/Schwassmann-Wachmann Epoch 2022 Aug. 9.0 TT = JDT 2459800.5 T 2022 Aug. 24.95502 TT Rudenko q 0.9747759 (2000.0) P Q n 0.17479679 Peri. 199.32382 -0.02728594 +0.98280459 a 3.1679652 Node 69.45362 -0.88955623 +0.05946652 e 0.6923022 Incl. 11.24633 -0.45601008 -0.17481095 P 5.64 From 16 observations 2022 July 23-30, mean residual 1".1. 73P-BW/Schwassmann-Wachmann Epoch 2022 Aug. 9.0 TT = JDT 2459800.5 T 2022 Aug. 25.45625 TT Rudenko q 1.0005019 (2000.0) P Q n 0.10021563 Peri. 198.72915 -0.07499702 +0.97976755 a 4.5903495 Node 67.31751 -0.88729115 +0.01935216 e 0.7820423 Incl. 11.60191 -0.45507127 -0.19920098 P 9.83 From 17 observations 2022 Aug. 13-17, mean residual 1".0. 73P-BX/Schwassmann-Wachmann Epoch 2022 Aug. 9.0 TT = JDT 2459800.5 T 2022 Aug. 25.31090 TT Rudenko q 0.9738319 (2000.0) P Q n 0.18094053 Peri. 199.37132 -0.02517988 +0.98281635 a 3.0958421 Node 69.52836 -0.88951302 +0.06144983 e 0.6854388 Incl. 11.25568 -0.45621547 -0.17405726 P 5.45 From 32 observations 2022 Aug. 14-23, mean residual 0".6. 73P-BY/Schwassmann-Wachmann Epoch 2022 Aug. 9.0 TT = JDT 2459800.5 T 2022 Aug. 24.28424 TT Rudenko q 0.9710436 (2000.0) P Q n 0.18650902 Peri. 199.46224 -0.01938729 +0.98306698 a 3.0339109 Node 69.76794 -0.88964855 +0.06620320 e 0.6799367 Incl. 11.19802 -0.45623413 -0.17086970 P 5.28 From 25 observations 2022 Aug. 14-19, mean residual 0".5.

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Magnitudes Graph m1 = 11.5 + 5 log d + 15.0 log r [ ,48] ( - 2022 Oct. 12) m1 = 10.0 + 5 log d + 20.0 log r(t - 70) [48, ] (2022 Oct. 12 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2022-D36. The orbital elements of the fragments BU and BV are published on M.P.E.C. 2022-P18. The orbital elements of the fragments BW, BX and BY are published on M.P.E.C. 2022-R15. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.10 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.