C/2006 OF2 ( Broughton )

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Updated on March 6, 2011

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* Profile

Discovery Date July 17, 2006
Magnitude 18.2 mag
Discoverer J. Broughton (Reedy Creek)

* Pictures

* Orbital Elements

The following orbital elements are taken from MPC 72849:

Epoch 2008 Sept. 11.0 TT = JDT 2454720.5
T 2008 Sept. 15.6845 TT                                 MPC
q   2.431440             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  -0.000347       Peri.   95.6122      +0.4967690      -0.8014710
                   Node   318.5079      +0.4517829      +0.5663795
e   1.000844       Incl.   30.1704      +0.7410215      +0.1919855
From 4773 observations 2006 June 23-2010 May 11, mean residual 0".5.
     Nongravitational parameters A1 = +0.74, A2 = -3.6043.

* Finding Charts

* Magnitudes Graph

        m1 = 5.0 + 5 log d + 10.0 log r(t - 50)  [  ,50]  (             - 2008 Nov.  4)
        m1 = 4.0 + 5 log d + 12.5 log r(t - 50)  [50,  ]  (2008 Nov.  4 -             )

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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.

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