279P/La Sagra (2009)

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Updated on February 9, 2013

Profile Designation 279P/2009 QG31 Discovery Date August 19, 2009 Magnitude 18.4 mag Discoverer La Sagra Sky Survey Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2009 Oct. 16.0 TT = JDT 2455120.5 T 2009 Oct. 10.47669 TT MPC q 2.1477627 (2000.0) P Q n 0.14584926 Peri. 5.94681 +0.99066761 +0.13468367 a 3.5743732 Node 346.25973 -0.12840328 +0.87069939 e 0.3991219 Incl. 5.05502 -0.04571970 +0.47301467 P 6.76 From 131 observations 2002 July 11-2009 Nov. 17, mean residual 0".5.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 15.2 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2013-C07. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.