440P/Kobayashi (2022)

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Updated on December 18, 2022

Profile Designation 440P/2021 W2 Recovery Date November 29, 2021 and January 11, 2022 Magnitude 22.0 mag and 19.9 mag Recoverer Bok reflector at Kitt Peak, XuYi Station of Purple Mountain Observatory Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2022 Jan. 21.0 TT = JDT 2459600.5 T 2022 Mar. 29.95756 TT Rudenko q 2.0562272 (2000.0) P Q n 0.03919034 Peri. 183.32131 -0.88391746 -0.45441428 a 8.5838746 Node 328.88216 +0.43382852 -0.70863377 e 0.7604547 Incl. 12.33956 +0.17459308 -0.53976462 P 25.1 From 387 observations 1997 Jan. 30-2022 Feb. 2, mean residual 0".5.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 3.0 + 5 log d + 43 log r(t - 30) [ ,70] ( - 2022 June 7) m1 = 13.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [70, ] (2022 June 7 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2022-C56. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.