C/1997 K2

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Updated on December 13, 1999

Profile Discovery Date May 20, 1997 Magnitude 10-12 mag Discoverer T. Makinen (SWAN team)

Orbital Elements T 1997 June 26.16 TT Marsden q 1.5463 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 246.10 +0.34285 -0.93561 Node 173.87 -0.26569 -0.01059 e 1.0 Incl. 127.94 -0.90104 -0.35288 From 9 observations 1997 May 24-July 19.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 9.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are calculated by Dr. Brian G. Marsden and printed on M.P.E.C. 1999-X07. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.