C/2006 M4 ( SWAN )

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Updated on February 10, 2013

Profile Discovery Date June 20, 2006 Magnitude 12 mag Discoverer R. D. Matson (Irvine, CA), M. Mattiazzo (Adelaide, S. Australia) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5 T 2006 Sept. 28.72838 TT MPC q 0.7830077 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0002383 Peri. 62.59398 -0.22208969 +0.84760246 +/-0.0000013 Node 148.72659 +0.15020016 -0.45862196 e 1.0001866 Incl. 111.82332 +0.96338781 +0.26690068 From 1138 observations 2006 July 12-2007 Sept. 18, mean residual 0".6.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 6.8 + 5 log d + 12.0 log r(t - 10) [ ,26] ( - 2006 Oct. 24) m1 = 5.2 + 5 log d + 27.5 log r [26,40] (2006 Oct. 24 - 2006 Nov. 7) m1 = 6.4 + 5 log d + 12.0 log r(t - 10) [40,95] (2006 Nov. 7 - 2007 Jan. 1) m1 = 5.2 + 5 log d + 15.0 log r [95, ] (2007 Jan. 1 - )

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2013-A29. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.