446P/McNaught (2022)

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Updated on December 18, 2022

Profile Designation 446P/2022 G2 Recovery Date June 28 and April 10, 2022 Magnitude 20.9 mag, 20.9 mag Recoverer Pan-STARRS 2 telescope (Haleakala), Hidetaka Sato (Siding Spring, NSW, Australia) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2022 Aug. 9.0 TT = JDT 2459800.5 T 2022 May 29.64027 TT Rudenko q 1.6139205 (2000.0) P Q n 0.10072835 Peri. 344.74929 +0.78332786 +0.61098860 a 4.5747592 Node 336.41373 -0.53620580 +0.57105146 e 0.6472119 Incl. 16.61508 -0.31445318 +0.54826377 P 9.78 >From 386 observations 2012 July 23-2022 Nov. 1, mean residual 0".6.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 16.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2022-V95. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.