372P/McNaught (2018)

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Updated on June 26, 2020

Profile Designation 372P/2018 P6 Recovery Date August 8 and September 6, 2018 Magnitude 22.4 mag and 21.9 mag Recoverer Pan-STARRS 1 telescope (Haleakala), Altmann and T. Prusti (Cerro Paranal)

Orbital Elements Epoch 2018 Oct. 9.0 TT = JDT 2458400.5 T 2018 Oct. 19.43667 TT Rudenko q 3.8151332 (2000.0) P Q n 0.10333573 Peri. 26.94401 +0.98859111 +0.11866241 a 4.4974779 Node 325.84391 -0.14969476 +0.84232610 e 0.1517172 Incl. 9.51110 +0.01670626 +0.52574326 P 9.54 From 389 observations 2008 July 28-2019 Nov. 19, mean residual 0".6.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 13.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r * Gray curve is: m1 = -2 + 5 log d + 30 log r(t + 200)

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2020-M07. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.