244P/Scotti (2012)

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Updated on January 23, 2012

Profile Designation 244P/2010 Q1 Recovery Date August 19, 2010 Magnitude 20.9 mag Recoverer J. V. Scotti (Kitt Peak) Pictures

Orbital Elements The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 75729: Epoch 2012 Feb. 3.0 TT = JDT 2455960.5 T 2012 Jan. 20.3178 TT MPC q 3.918193 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0909426 Peri. 92.5916 +0.0566090 -0.9983884 a 4.897314 Node 354.1586 +0.8996345 +0.0527513 e 0.199930 Incl. 2.2591 +0.4329587 +0.0209278 P 10.8 From 321 observations 2000-2011, mean residual 0".6.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 3.0 + 5 log d + 20.0 log r(t - 100)

The orbital elements are published at the MPC Ephemerides and Orbital Elements. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.