C/2006 W3 ( Christensen )

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Updated on February 8, 2021

Profile Discovery Date November 18, 2006 Magnitude 18.1 mag Discoverer E. J. Christensen (Catalina Sky Survey) Pictures

Orbital Elements Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2009 July 6.65737 TT MPC q 3.1262057 (2000.0) P Q z -0.0000166 Peri. 133.51861 +0.67604869 -0.09047495 +/-0.0000000 Node 113.57271 -0.64879513 -0.54356599 e 1.0000520 Incl. 127.07375 +0.34931798 -0.83447606 From 5361 observations 2006 Oct. 29-2011 Sept. 24, mean residual 0".5.

Finding Charts

Magnitudes Graph m1 = -2.5 + 5 log d + 17.5 log r

The orbital elements are published on M.P.E.C. 2013-B90. The charts are made with StellaNavigator Ver.2.0 for Windows (AstroArts / ASCII). The magnitudes graphs are made with Comet for Windows.