C/2005 W2 ( Christensen )

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Updated on February 4, 2007

Profile Discovery Date November 20, 2005 Magnitude 17.1 mag Discoverer Eric J. Christensen (Catalina Sky Survey)

Orbital Elements The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 55979: Epoch 2006 Apr. 15.0 TT = JDT 2453840.5 T 2006 Mar. 27.4480 TT MPC q 3.331533 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0119285 Peri. 111.6883 +0.0226144 -0.9967320 a 18.970512 Node 336.6086 +0.8298044 +0.0619775 e 0.824384 Incl. 11.2643 +0.5575959 -0.0518093 P 82.6 From 201 observations 2005 Nov. 3-2006 Feb. 2, mean residual 0".6.

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 10.3 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r

The orbital elements are published at the MPC Ephemerides and Orbital Elements. The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.