344P/Read (2016)

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Updated on November 5, 2020

Profile Designation 344P/2016 Q1 Recovery Date August 27, 2016 Magnitude 19.3 mag Recoverer K. Sarneczky and P. Szekely (Piszkesteto Station of Konkoly Observatory) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2016 Oct. 19.0 TT = JDT 2457680.5 T 2016 Nov. 1.29856 TT MPCW q 2.8205495 (2000.0) P Q n 0.09145458 Peri. 140.61971 +0.58939015 -0.80555984 a 4.8790180 Node 273.18322 +0.72497962 +0.56061767 e 0.4219022 Incl. 3.48922 +0.35640400 +0.19178417 P 10.78 From 492 observations 1951 Dec. 1-2017 Mar. 2, mean residual 0".5.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 5.2 + 5 log d + 25.0 log r(t - 40)

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2017-E59. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.