260P/McNaught (2005)

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Updated on June 9, 2012

Profile Designation 260P/2005 K3 Discovery Date May 20, 2005 Magnitude 17.3 mag Discoverer R. H. McNaught (Siding Spring) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2005 Aug. 18.0 TT = JDT 2453600.5 T 2005 Aug. 11.40997 TT MPC q 1.5091356 (2000.0) P Q n 0.13882465 Peri. 15.59122 +0.98983624 -0.13712803 a 3.6939555 Node 352.00087 +0.08314097 +0.77298401 e 0.5914581 Incl. 15.71210 +0.11537676 +0.61942846 P 7.10 From 514 observations 2005 May 20-2012 May 31, mean residual 0".5.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 12.0 + 5 log d + 14.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2012-L04. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.