270P/Gehrels (1996)

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Updated on October 13, 2012

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* Profile

Designation 270P/1997 C1
Discovery Date February 1, 1997
Magnitude 17.9 mag
Discoverer Tom Gehrels (Lunar and Planetary Laboratory)

* Orbital Elements

Epoch 1996 Feb. 7.0 TT = JDT 2450120.5
T 1996 Jan. 29.20478 TT                                 MPC
q   3.5652160            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.05668270     Peri.  211.34977     +0.22090024     -0.97463398
a   6.7117489      Node   225.91581     +0.90485255     +0.21855649
e   0.4688097      Incl.    2.86791     +0.36392986     +0.04818370
P  17.4
From 162 observations 1997 Feb. 1-2012 Oct. 8, mean residual 0".7.

* Finding Charts

* 1995 July 2 - 1996 Aug. 5
* 1996 June 26 - 1998 June 16

* Magnitudes Graph

        m1 = 3.0 + 5 log d + 20 log r

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The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2012-T24.
The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII).
The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.

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