338P/McNaught (2016)

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Updated on March 3, 2018

Profile Designation 338P/2016 N1 Recovery Date July 2, 2016 Magnitude 19.0 mag Recoverer E. Schwab, D. Abreu (European Space Agency's Optical Ground Station, Tenerife) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2016 Nov. 28.0 TT = JDT 2457720.5 T 2016 Nov. 22.14573 TT MPCW q 2.3019377 (2000.0) P Q n 0.12773310 Peri. 4.55531 +0.97003657 -0.23174860 a 3.9048145 Node 9.81001 +0.20719015 +0.63224258 e 0.4104873 Incl. 25.35045 +0.12689086 +0.73929825 P 7.72 From 445 observations 2008 May 10-2017 Jan. 30, mean residual 0".8. Nongravitational parameters A1 = +3.24, A2 = -1.8674.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 5.5 + 5 log d + 30.0 log r * Gray curve is: m1 = 7.5 + 5 log d + 20.0 log r(t + 50)

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2017-J52. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.8 (AstroArts). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.