C/2001 C2 ( SOHO )

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Updated on February 13, 2001

Profile Discovery Date February 6, 2001 Magnitude 7.6 mag Discoverer S. Hoenig, X.-m. Zhou (SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3)

Orbital Elements T 2001 Feb. 7.92 TT Marsden q 0.0049 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 87.45 +0.16869 -0.98172 Node 8.79 -0.96299 -0.18322 e 1.0 Incl. 144.80 +0.21023 -0.05150 >From 16 observations 2001 Feb. 6.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 17.5 + 5 log d + 11.4 log r

The orbital elements are calculated by Brian G. Marsden and printed on M.P.E.C. 2001-C09. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.