C/2001 OG108 ( LONEOS )

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Updated on November 3, 2003

Profile Discovery Date July 28, 2001 Magnitude 18.7 mag Discoverer M. E. Van Ness (Lowell Observatory-LONEOS)

Orbital Elements Epoch 2002 Mar. 27.0 TT = JDT 2452360.5 T 2002 Mar. 15.20618 TT MPC q 0.9940480 (2000.0) P Q n 0.02030608 Peri. 116.41991 -0.46521298 -0.86659330 a 13.3061362 Node 10.55525 -0.28900285 -0.04408086 e 0.9252940 Incl. 80.24516 +0.83669244 -0.49706430 P 48.54

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph H = 12.8 G = 0.15 [ ,-62] ( - 2002 Jan. 18) m1 = 7.7 + 5 log d + 50 log r [-62,-30] (2002 Jan. 18 - 2002 Feb. 18) m1 = 9.9 + 5 log d + 0.0 log r [-30, 0] (2002 Feb. 18 - 2002 Mar. 15) m1 = 10.2 + 5 log d + 25.0 log r [ 0, 25] (2002 Mar. 15 - 2002 Apr. 9) m1 = 10.5 + 5 log d + 15.0 log r [ 25, 65] (2002 Apr. 9 - 2002 May 19) H = 12.8 G = 0.15 [ 65, ] (2002 May 19 - ) * Gray curve is: H = 12.8 G = 0.15

The orbital elements are calculated by Dr. Brian G. Marsden and printed on M.P.E.C. 2002-C04. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.