C/2004 Q2 ( Machholz )

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Updated on July 14, 2013

Profile Discovery Date August 27, 2004 Magnitude 11.2 mag Discoverer Donald Edward Machholz (Colfax, CA) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2005 Jan. 30.0 TT = JDT 2453400.5 T 2005 Jan. 24.91122 TT MPC q 1.2050454 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0004430 Peri. 19.50425 -0.32003074 -0.71420604 Node 93.62406 +0.76513268 -0.58231216 e 0.9994661 Incl. 38.58935 +0.55870593 +0.38835845 From 3492 observations 2004 Aug. 27-2006 Sept. 9, mean residual 0".6. Nongravitational parameters A1 = +1.24, A2 = +0.1272.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 5.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2013-N23. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.