C/2002 G3 ( SOHO )

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Updated on April 23, 2002

Profile Discovery Date April 12, 2002 Magnitude 8.5 mag Discoverer SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C3

Orbital Elements T 2002 Apr. 16.70 TT MPC q 0.0794 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 355.93 -0.91288 -0.31206 Node 158.87 +0.39215 -0.84953 e 1.0 Incl. 46.89 +0.11348 +0.42535 >From 200 observations 2002 Apr. 12-17.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 13.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r [ ,0] ( - 2002 Apr. 16) m1 = 30.5 + 5 log d + 25.5 log r [0, ] (2002 Apr. 16 - ) * Gray curve is: m1 = 13.5 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are calculated by Dr. Brian G. Marsden and printed on M.P.E.C. 2002-H14. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.