170P/Christensen (2006)

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Updated on March 12, 2008

Profile Designation 170P/2005 M1 Discovery Date June 17, 2005 Magnitude 19.9 mag Discoverer Eric Christensen (Mt. Lemmon Survey)

Orbital Elements Epoch 2006 Jan. 25.0 TT = JDT 2453760.5 T 2006 Jan. 26.78097 TT MPC q 2.9297315 (2000.0) P Q n 0.11417240 Peri. 225.45609 +0.98236435 -0.15422044 a 4.2081895 Node 143.03471 +0.17717067 +0.94847120 e 0.3038024 Incl. 10.12562 -0.05975649 +0.27680034 P 8.63 >From 48 observations 1997 Oct. 31-2005 Aug. 17, mean residual 0".56.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 11.8 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r(t - 180)

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2005-Q09. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.