246P/NEAT (2013)

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Updated on January 8, 2012

Profile Designation 246P/2010 V2 Recovery Date November 2 and 3, 2010 Magnitude 20.4 mag Recoverer E. Romas (Rostov-na-Donu, Russia), A. Novichonok (Kondopoga, Russia), D. Chestnov (Saransk, Russia), G. Hug (Scranton, KS, U.S.A.) Pictures

Orbital Elements The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 75729: Epoch 2013 Jan. 28.0 TT = JDT 2456320.5 T 2013 Jan. 28.7106 TT MPC q 2.879762 (2000.0) P Q n 0.1219175 Peri. 176.1892 -0.2568136 +0.9280071 a 4.028023 Node 78.7805 -0.8938264 -0.1218425 e 0.285068 Incl. 15.9719 -0.3675882 -0.3520756 P 8.08 From 1117 observations 2004-2011, mean residual 0".5.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = -17.5 + 5 log d + 50 log r(t - 200) [ ,-490] ( - 2011 Sept.26) m1 = 9.5 + 5 log d + 7.5 log r [-490, 960] (2011 Sept.26 - 2015 Sept.15) m1 = -17.5 + 5 log d + 50 log r(t - 200) [ 960, ] (2015 Sept.15 - )

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.