P/2005 Y2 ( McNaught )

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Updated on January 1, 2010

Profile Discovery Date December 30, 2005 Magnitude 17.8 mag Discoverer R. H. McNaught (Siding Spring)

Orbital Elements The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 57794: Epoch 2004 Dec. 21.0 TT = JDT 2453360.5 T 2004 Dec. 27.9433 TT MPC q 3.354906 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0625393 Peri. 194.5772 +0.3149395 +0.8908328 a 6.285902 Node 94.6226 -0.8345917 +0.4242293 e 0.466281 Incl. 19.1795 -0.4519622 -0.1626238 P 15.8 From 62 observations 2005 Aug. 28-2006 Sept. 25, mean residual 0".6.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 10.0 + 5 log d + 7.5 log r(t - 1000)

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.