C/2005 E2 ( McNaught )

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Updated on March 12, 2008

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* Profile

Discovery Date March 12, 2005
Magnitude 16.5 mag
Discoverer R. H. McNaught (Siding Spring)

* Pictures

* Orbital Elements

The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 58118:

Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5
T 2006 Feb. 23.4757 TT                                  MPC
q   1.519593             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  -0.000099       Peri.   39.9680      +0.8785523      -0.4736695
 +/-0.000001       Node   347.8477      +0.3283263      +0.6924005
e   1.000151       Incl.   16.9885      +0.3469117      +0.5442598
From 757 observations 2005 Mar. 12-2006 Nov. 18, mean residual 0".6.

* Finding Charts

* Magnitudes Graph

        m1 = 6.4 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r  [ ,0]  (             -  2006 Feb. 23)
        m1 = 6.0 + 5 log d + 12.0 log r  [0, ]  (2006 Feb. 23 -              )

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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.

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