242P/Spahr (2012)

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Updated on February 1, 2012

Profile Designation 242P/2010 P3 Recovery Date August 14, 2010 Magnitude 20.0 mag Recoverer G. Hug (Scranton, KS, U.S.A.) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2012 Apr. 23.0 TT = JDT 2456040.5 T 2012 Apr. 3.58722 TT MPC q 3.9799259 (2000.0) P Q n 0.07601941 Peri. 247.68575 +0.36912072 -0.92935320 a 5.5189065 Node 180.77320 +0.91825109 +0.36348578 e 0.2788561 Incl. 32.48283 -0.14340443 -0.06465844 P 13.0 From 313 observations 1997 Oct. 29-2011 Dec. 25, mean residual 0".6.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 3.0 + 5 log d + 20 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2011-Y66. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.