C/2001 Q3 ( SOHO )

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Updated on August 31, 2001

Profile Discovery Date August 25, 2001 Magnitude 8.3 mag Discoverer Chen Dong Hua (SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C2)

Orbital Elements T 2001 Aug. 26.51 TT Marsden q 0.0373 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 268.11 -0.09086 -0.91000 Node 155.03 +0.13029 +0.39185 e 1.0 Incl. 106.63 -0.98730 +0.13546 >From 47 observations 2001 Aug. 25-26.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 18.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are calculated by Dr. Brian G. Marsden and printed on M.P.E.C. 2001-Q60. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.