C/2005 L3 ( McNaught )

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Updated on December 15, 2011

Profile Discovery Date June 3, 2005 Magnitude 17.7 mag Discoverer R. H. McNaught (Siding Spring) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2008 Jan. 15.0 TT = JDT 2454480.5 T 2008 Jan. 16.00598 TT MPC q 5.5932690 (2000.0) P Q z +0.0000161 Peri. 47.09695 -0.30837270 -0.72516362 +/-0.0000001 Node 288.73911 -0.94495798 +0.30792621 e 0.9999098 Incl. 139.44875 +0.10936495 +0.61588893 From 4835 observations 2004 July 16-2011 Oct. 28, mean residual 0".5.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 1.0 + 5 log d + 12.0 log r(t - 250) [ ,250] ( - 2008 Sept.22) m1 = 4.0 + 5 log d + 8.0 log r(t - 250) [250, ] (2008 Sept.22 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2011-W16. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.