C/1997 J2 ( Meunier-Dupouy )

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Updated on December 31, 2016

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* Profile

Discovery Date May 7, 8, 1997
Magnitude 14.0 mag, 15.5 mag
Discoverer Michel Meunier (Arbonne la Foret), Philippe Dupouy, J. F. Lahitte (Observatoire de Dax)

* Pictures

* Orbital Elements

   The following improved orbital elements by Kenji Muraoka, are
  from 1353 observations 1997 May 5 to 1999 Aug. 16, perturbations
  by 8 Planets, Moon and 3 minor planets were taken into account.
   The mean residual is +/- 0.69 arc seconds.

      Epoch  =  1998 Mar.  8.0  TT        JDT = 2450880.5
          T  =  1998 Mar. 10.44247       +/- 0.00044 (m.e.) TT
       Peri. =  122.67413                +/- 0.00006
       Node  =  148.84465                +/- 0.00004   (2000.0)
       Incl. =   91.27334                +/- 0.00005
          q  =    3.0511376              +/- 0.0000022 AU
          e  =    1.0006137              +/- 0.0000058
        1/a  =   -0.0002012              +/- 0.0000019 1/AU
  orig. 1/a  =   +0.000040
  fut.  1/a  =   -0.000002

* Finding Charts

* Magnitudes Graph

        m1 = 3.7 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r  [   ,300]  (             - 1999 Jan.  4)
        m1 = 5.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r  [300,   ]  (1999 Jan.  4 -             )

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The orbital elements are calculated by Kenji Muraoka.
The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII).
The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.

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