256P/LINEAR (2013)

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Updated on February 6, 2012

Profile Designation 256P/2012 B2 Recovery Date January 26, 2012 Magnitude 19.8 mag Recoverer T. Seki, S. Shimomoto, H. Sato (Geisei, Japan)

Orbital Elements Epoch 2013 Mar. 9.0 TT = JDT 2456360.5 T 2013 Mar. 17.36390 TT MPC q 2.6899223 (2000.0) P Q n 0.09899203 Peri. 124.11444 -0.80871779 +0.36819139 a 4.6280983 Node 81.44638 -0.56151870 -0.71546920 e 0.4187845 Incl. 27.63679 +0.17513503 -0.59374988 P 9.96 From 54 observations 2003 Jan. 27-2012 Jan. 29, mean residual 0".6.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 12.8 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2012-C24. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.