C/2003 L2 ( LINEAR )

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Updated on January 15, 2005

Profile Discovery Date June 12, 2003 Magnitude 18.2 mag Discoverer Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research project Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2004 Feb. 5.0 TT = JDT 2453040.5 T 2004 Jan. 19.2140 TT MPCM q 2.864752 (2000.0) P Q z +0.006483 Peri. 119.8479 +0.0888226 -0.1225229 +/-0.000001 Node 273.5583 +0.1208820 +0.9863960 e 0.981428 Incl. 82.0513 +0.9886850 -0.1095948 From 449 observations 2003 June 12-2004 Feb. 28, mean residual 0".7.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 11.6 + 5 log d + 5.5 log r [ ,0] ( - 2004 Jan. 19) m1 = 5.0 + 5 log d + 20.0 log r [0, ] (2004 Jan. 19 - )

The orbital elements are published at the MPC Ephemerides and Orbital Elements. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.