P/2005 Y2 ( McNaught )

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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 = 9.2 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r(t - 800)

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.