C/2006 S3 ( LONEOS )

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Updated on December 24, 2012

Profile Discovery Date September 19, 2006 Magnitude 19.0 mag Discoverer Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object Search Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2012 Apr. 23.0 TT = JDT 2456040.5 T 2012 Apr. 16.33810 TT MPC q 5.1311098 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0006789 Peri. 140.13061 -0.21558107 -0.96492305 +/-0.0000002 Node 38.37042 -0.94613668 +0.24436341 e 1.0034836 Incl. 166.03270 -0.24155785 -0.09596892 From 4071 observations 2006 Aug. 29-2012 Sept. 13, mean residual 0".5.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = 4.0 + 5 log d + 7.5 log r(t - 300)

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2012-S31. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.